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Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

460A

Date Released

31 Mar 1938

Date submitted

25 Mar 1938

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. At Home & Abroad: The "Queen Mary" Passenger List
• 2. At Home & Abroad: Travelling Post Office Centenary
• 3. At Home & Abroad: US Foreign Policy - Mr Cordell Hull sets out the policy
• 4. At Home & Abroad: US Sailors in Singapore
• 5. At Home & Abroad: General Matsui Goes Home
• 6. At Home & Abroad: Franco’s Advance on Barcelona
• 7. At Home & Abroad: Their Majesties in Shoreditch - Visit new flats in Hoxton
• 8. At Home & Abroad: The Royal Academy Draws the Line
• 9. Aviation: New Air France Super Liner
• 10. Aviation: Clouston and Ricketts Set Records
• 11. Aviation: US "Attack Ships" Fly over Desert
• 12. Sports Page: Grand Nationalists of the Future
• 13. Sports Page: Burying the Heart of Olympic Games Founder
• 14. Sports Page: Slow Motion Diving at Sydney Pool

Story

Story No. within this Issue

11 / 14

Section Title

Aviation

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: A17A Attack Ships. SHOTLIST: 21 Attack ships, known as A17A’s, under the control of Lt Colonel Carlyle Wash, fly over snow covered Yosemite.

Keywords

Weather; Environment; Aviation; Landforms; Military

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

32947

Credits:

Commentator

Ivan Scott

Length of story (in feet)

30

Story extras:

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