Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Fighter Reinforcements Via Africa

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
683
Date Released
6 Jul 1942
Date submitted
25 Jun 1942
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Fighter Reinforcements Via West Africa. DESCRIPTION: An airstrip in a West African port has been carefully extended so as to provide a staging post for aircraft travelling to the Middle East. SHOTLIST: Trees are felled by native labour and aerodrome runways laid out and rolled by a steam roller covered with leaves to keep the sun out. Hurricanes arrive in crates and are unpacked while native fire-fighters (good types) watch. The Hurricanes which are fitted with long range petrol tanks are assembled and given test flights along the beaches. Then the planes take-off in formation led by a Blenheim Mark Four. There are aerial shots of the sort of country which is flown over, swamps, forests, etc.
Keywords
Environment; Weapons; Aviation; Aircraft; Engineering; Military
Footage sources
Royal Air Force Film Unit [RAFFU]
Card file number
42502
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
99
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Fighter Reinforcements Via Africa', British Movietone News Issue No. 683, 6 Jul 1942. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12337 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)