War and the Camera with a commentary delivered by Lionel Gamlin (Courtesy of the BBC): Women Air Mechanics

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
686A
Date Released
30 Jul 1942
Date submitted
Jul 1942
Date submitted
21 Jul 1942
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Section Title
War and the Camera with a commentary delivered by Lionel Gamlin (Courtesy of the BBC)
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Girl Aeroplane Mechanics. DESCRIPTION: American women are learning to be aircraft mechanics. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the girls at a Training School, where they learn the maintenance of aircraft. Shots of the girls at work on the plane, testing engines, etc. At the end there is a CU of a girl giving the thumbs up sign and a CU of another smiling.
Keywords
Education and training; Aviation
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
42625
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
40
Story extras:
Film clip

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'War and the Camera with a commentary delivered by Lionel Gamlin (Courtesy of the BBC): Women Air Mechanics', British Movietone News Issue No. 686A, 30 Jul 1942. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12376 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)