Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Air Transport - America’s Latest

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
712
Date Released
25 Jan 1943
Date submitted
21 Jan 1943
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lockheed ‘Constellation’ Plane. DESCRIPTION: A new giant transport plane, the "Constellation", is being produced in America. SHOTLIST: Several GSs of "Constellation" on airport. Same taxies into camera & takes off. Cut story - Constellation on aerodrome with Lightning being towed across the front of it. SV of "Constellation". "Con" taxies and takes off SV. Aerial shot of same in flight. CU "Constellation".
Keywords
Aviation; Military
Footage sources
United States of America
Gaumont
Card file number
43311
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
41
Story extras:
Film clip

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How to cite this record

'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Air Transport - America’s Latest', British Movietone News Issue No. 712, 25 Jan 1943. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12585 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)