Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Air Blows by Night and Day

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
770
Date Released
6 Mar 1944
Date submitted
1 Mar 1944
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 3
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Air Blows By Night and Day. DESCRIPTION: Bomber Command recently made a heavy night attack on Schweinfurt, which had followed the day raid made by the US 8th Army Air Force. In daylight the RAF has been hammering the Pas de Calais. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Interior shots show Allied Expeditionary Air Force at HQ Sir R Hill seated on left, standing by map in background is Leigh-Mallory & Major General Butler, panning to left is Wigglesworth & Strickland, then Coningham & Brereton. The preceding are close-ups. Several angle shots of above group seated at table. Over Schweinfurt, night shots (aerial) of target burning, explosions, incendiaries falling, fires increase & spread. Daylight attack on Pas de Calais. Aerial LS of planes in flight. GV of Boston, Mitchell, & also a Spitfire. Aerial shots of coast, & airfield. Bombs falling & hits registering on airfield, which is already badly hit.
Keywords
Environment; Weapons; Aviation; Fires; War damage; Military
Footage sources
Royal Air Force Film Unit [RAFFU]
Card file number
44626
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
209
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Air Blows by Night and Day', British Movietone News Issue No. 770, 6 Mar 1944. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13031 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)