News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

1427

Date Released

1 Nov 1944

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Allies Hurl Nazis over the Maas
• 2. Election Fever Grips America
• 3. Accent on Air War
• 4. Trailer: Old Lags

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

Coastal command supplies Burma Chindits, five hundred miles behind Jap lines. Carrier-borne aircraft of Royal Navy’s Eastern Fleet raid Sumatra. Eighth Air Force fighters intensify attacks on Luftwaffe and ground targets. Air Ministry now release pictures of jail-breaker exploit of last February.

Keywords

Weapons; Aviation; War damage; Navy; Military

Length of story (in feet)

459

Story extras:

Production Documents

• Commentary
• Dope Sheet
• Shot List

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

Email

info@screenocean.com

Web

http://reuters.screenocean.com/

Phone

+44(0)1954 262052

Address

124 Horseferry Road,
London
SW1P 2TX

Notes

British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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