Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: America over Berlin

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
771
Date Released
13 Mar 1944
Date submitted
10 Mar 1944
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: America Over Berlin - Berlin Raided in Daylight. DESCRIPTION: The very big news of the moment is the American daylight bombing of Berlin. The ‘Flying Fortress’ and ‘Liberators’ were escorted to their targets by long-ranger fighters. Berlin, already battered by the night raids of the RAF, found itself rocked and shattered by day. SHOTLIST: Cut story - MS Yank pointing to damaged "Fort". GV crew assembled in front of "Fort". Colonel Thorpe making speech. Asks other members to voice their opinion of the trip over Berlin. Colonel asks men if they would like to go again - men cheer. Aerial of Flying Fortresses in formation above clouds. "Forts" flying through flak. Condensation trails. Aerials of target and explosions. "stills" of smoke from target.
Keywords
Vehicles; Health and medicine; Aviation; War damage; Military
Footage sources
Royal Air Force Film Unit [RAFFU]
Card file number
44642
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
170
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: America over Berlin', British Movietone News Issue No. 771, 13 Mar 1944. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13039 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)