Indo-China - Operation Picardie

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1269
Date Released
28 Sep 1953
Date Other
Sep 1953
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Operation ‘Picardie’. DESCRIPTION: News of the seemingly endless war against the Viet-Minh rebels in Indo-China concerns a series of air strikes in what is called Operation Picardie. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Bomber. French bombers in formation. CU pilot. Shot up looking through bomb-bay doors. Rockets fired at objective. Planes coming through in to make bomb run. Shots through bomb bay doors of bombs away. Bursting on targets. GV. More shots of bombs away.
Keywords
Aviation; Explosions; War damage; Military
Locations
French Indochina
Footage sources
France
Card file number
59793
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
80
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Indo-China - Operation Picardie', British Movietone News Issue No. 1269, 28 Sep 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18778 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)