News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: From Civilian to RAF Observer

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
502
Date Released
16 Jan 1939
Date submitted
12 Jan 1939
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
9 / 12
Section Title
News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Air Observers in Training. DESCRIPTION: Training has begun for the new recruits to the RAF Air Observers. SHOTLIST: Recruits for the observers training corps pour over a map as part of their instructions. Then the recruits take off in Avro "Anson" machines. Aerial shots.
Keywords
Aviation; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
35299
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
39
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: From Civilian to RAF Observer', British Movietone News Issue No. 502, 16 Jan 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9592 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)