Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Port Moresby
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 7 / 8
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Jap Bombers Raid Port Moresby. DESCRIPTION: The important base of Port Moresby, New Guinea also sustains attack by Japanese Bombers. SHOTLIST: A war plane is seen in the sky, (friendly). A convoy of war supplies proceeds to harbour and are then unloaded in a hurry. A cargoes of oil is put safely ashore and then the siren sounds. An enemy air squadron attacks. Bombs are seen dropping very close to the ship in harbour and also on the hills. After the raid the ship sails out of the harbour for the return voyage.
- Keywords
- Ships and boats; Environment; Weapons; Aviation; War damage; Civil defence; Military
- Locations
- Coral Sea
- Footage sources
- United States of America
- Card file number
- 42634A
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 47
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How to cite this record
'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Port Moresby', British Movietone News Issue No. 686, 27 Jul 1942. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12372 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)