Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Pacific Air War

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
765A
Date Released
3 Feb 1944
Date submitted
1 Feb 1944
Date submitted
31 Jan 1944
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Pacific Air War. DESCRIPTION: Americans consolidating on Arawa in New Britain meet one of many Japanese air attacks. The film shows American carriers in action near the Marshall Islands. SHOTLIST: Cut story - At Arawa, New Britain, GS of jungle. Yanks signal LCI as it comes into land on beach. Shots of Jap planes attacking craft as it lands. American troops run to action stations, firing AA guns. LS of bombs dropping in sea. Explosions by same. LS of Lightning (P38) shot down. A P47 also crashing. Pilot comes down on parachute. Natives as guides go out on barge to rescue pilot. Pilot stumbling ashore with rubber dinghy, walks along beach into camera, climbs on Jeep. Off the Marshall Islands, GV of carrier under way. LS of smoke screen & explosions combined. Various shots of Jap planes attacking aircraft carrier, material shot from flight deck of carrier. Jap planes raking carrier with fire, tracers fired at planes, American sailors lying on deck of carrier. Jap plane gets wing shot off, catches fire & crashes into sea, rear of carrier. Formation of American Marauders or Bostons (not sure). Various shots of air action. Another Jap plane crashing, you don’t see it hit water, but shot of same after. Closer shot of the first plane hit (wing shot away) firing & crashing into water. This is excellent material. GS of carrier steaming away with crashed plane still burning on water, deck crowded with American sailors.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Vehicles; Environment; Weapons; Aviation; Communications; Safety devices; War damage; Navy; Military
Locations
Marshall Islands
Footage sources
United States of America
British Paramount
Card file number
44522
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
179
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Pacific Air War', British Movietone News Issue No. 765A, 3 Feb 1944. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12998 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)