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Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The "Firefly"

Date released

27 Nov 1944

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

808

NoS ID

013295

Story no

2 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Fighter/Bomber - "Firefly". DESCRIPTION: First pictures of the new aircraft which will be used by the Fleet Air Arm, the Fairey "Firefly". It is a fighter - reconnaissance machine...

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Fireflys in Torbay

Date released

5 Sep 1955

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1370

NoS ID

020330

Story no

2 / 10

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Firefly Championships. DESCRIPTION: Torquay Harbour was the delightful background to the National Championship for Sailing Dinghies in the Firefly class. SHOTLIST: GV of sailing boats....

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Firefly Championships at Torquay

Date released

5 Sep 1955

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

2261

NoS ID

072758

Extras

1 film clip

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Firefly Racing Dinghy

Date released

26 May 1958

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

178

NoS ID

120559

Story no

3 / 3

Extras

1 film clip

Pathe synopsis: In Hamble, Hampshire, we visit the factory where Firefly racing dinghies are built. to see how modern methods are applied to the age-old craft of boat-building. The boats are not made of...

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Britain’s Guided Missile

Date released

1 Mar 1956

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1395A

NoS ID

020771

Story no

8 / 8

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Britain’s Guided Missile. DESCRIPTION: It’s called the Fireflash, the air to air guided missile, made by Fairey’s for the RAF. First pictures to be released show it being carried...

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