News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: RAF at Amman

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
497
Date Released
12 Dec 1938
Date submitted
6 Dec 1938
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
10 / 12
Section Title
News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Jack Cotter’s Sixth Shipment Fourteenth Squadron in Palestine (Amman). DESCRIPTION: 14th Squadron operate in Transjordan. SHOTLIST: The 14th Squadron of the RAF equipped with Wellesley bombers help armoured cars and wireless vans to patrol the desert. Up aloft with the squadron the intricate pattern of concrete runways is apparent.
Keywords
Vehicles; Aviation; Communications; Military
Footage sources
Palestine
Card file number
34999
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
47
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: RAF at Amman', British Movietone News Issue No. 497, 12 Dec 1938. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9497 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)