Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Greeks Take a Hand in It

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

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

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: A Greek Fighter Squadron in the Middle East. DESCRIPTION: A Greek fighter squadron is operating in the Middle East. SHOTLIST: The men pose under the Greek Flag and then run to their aircraft, followed by the mascot. Planes which are Hurricanes take-off and fly in formation watched by the dog. As the planes land the dog seems very pleased about it.
Keywords
Aviation; Aircraft; Animals; Military
Footage sources
Royal Air Force Film Unit [RAFFU]
Card file number
42504
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
41
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Greeks Take a Hand in It', British Movietone News Issue No. 683, 6 Jul 1942. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12338 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)