Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: RAF’s Daylight Attacks

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
767
Date Released
14 Feb 1944
Date submitted
8 Feb 1944
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: RAF’s Daylight Attacks (Sweep Over France). DESCRIPTION: The daylight raids by "Bostons", "Mosquitos" and others, are on targets in the Low Countries and France. They concentrate on factories, airfields, rail junctions and the like. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS Mosquitos lined up on aerodrome. GV of Bostons lined up on aerodrome, WAAFS assist in preparing for raid. Bostons engines running. Mosquitos with engines running. Aerial shot of Mitchells in formation (LS). Bombs drop from Mitchells. GS of clouds (4ft in cut story only). Aerial shots of France "Rocket Coast" (Must not be named as suck). Various explosions. Mitchells in the air, more explosions. Mosquitos low over land, & shot from plane of low flying, over sea. Shot from rear of plane, coast falling away from camera. Aerial shots of explosions caused by planes.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Women; Environment; Weapons; Aviation; War damage; Military
Footage sources
British Paramount
Royal Air Force Film Unit [RAFFU]
Card file number
44527
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
119
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: RAF’s Daylight Attacks', British Movietone News Issue No. 767, 14 Feb 1944. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13006 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)