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Flight Lieutenant Nicholson (First Fighter Pilot VC) Interviewed

Date released

21 Nov 1940

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

718

NoS ID

061107

Story no

3 / 5

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

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Elstree 1976 (2016)

Subject

Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 97 minutes), £15.99

Documentary written and directed by Jon Spira about the uncredited actors and extras who played minor roles in the first Star Wars film. Featuring behind-the-scenes footage and extensive interviews with the...

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Diary for Timothy, A (1946 Film)

Director

Humphrey Jennings

Producer

Basil Wright

Documentary. Jennings’ deeply felt vision of life in Britain during the final year of World War II as lived by four representative characters - an engine driver, a farmer, a miner and an injured fighter...

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Gulf War - First pilots returning to base after strikes (1991)

Genre

News report

Paul Maurice reports from Saudi Arabia on the first pilots returning to base safely after the first wave of Gulf War air strikes in Iraq using missiles and fighter jets. Includes interview with a US pilot...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Memories of Douglas Bader from Air Vice Marshall Joe Cox (1982)

Wartime fighter pilot hero Sir Douglas Bader, who collapsed and died suddenly in London early today, aged 72, had many connections with Berkshire. He lived on a farm at Hermitage and, for many years, kept...

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Flight Lieutenant Nicholson and Family

Date released

21 Nov 1940

Series name

Universal News

Issue no

1080

NoS ID

146162

Story no

6 / 7

First fighter pilot VC.

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Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Fighter Pilot VC and Family

Date released

21 Nov 1940

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

598A

NoS ID

011294

Story no

8 / 8

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Flight Lieutenant Nicholson VC, His Wife and Child. DESCRIPTION: Meet Flt Lt Nicholson and Mrs Nicholson who shows the tattered and torn clothes he was wearing when he won his VC....

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For Fighter Command

Date released

27 Oct 1958

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1534

NoS ID

022675

Story no

4 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: For Fighter Command. DESCRIPTION: At Farnborough, the P1B was given an appropriate name by Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Sir Dermot Boyle. The Lightning, equipped with Firestreak...

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Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Czech Air Squadron Celebrates Birthday

Date released

21 Jul 1941

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

633

NoS ID

011816

Story no

7 / 11

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Czech Fighter Squadron. DESCRIPTION: The Czech fighter squadron celebrates it’s first anniversary. SHOTLIST: The squadron are on parade. CU of the squadron leader, and CU of...

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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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