Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: American News

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
882A
Date Released
2 May 1946
Date submitted
23 Apr 1946
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 9
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Amphibious "Blimp". DESCRIPTION: Another US Navy experiment has been taking place at Lake Erie. A blimp has been fitted with floats to see if it will fly off water. SHOTLIST: KS "Blimp" with floats attached takes off from land. Shot of it in flight, coming down to land on lake, landing. Shot of same supported by the floats resting on the water. "Blimp" takes off from water.
Keywords
Navy; Military
Locations
Lake Erie
Footage sources
USM?
Card file number
46821
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
42
Story extras:

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: American News', British Movietone News Issue No. 882A, 2 May 1946. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13832 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)