Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Women Pilots for "Ferry" Service

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
554
Date Released
14 Jan 1940
Date submitted
11 Jan 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: First Lord on the Western Front
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Honours for Britain’s Army Chiefs
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: New Chief for RAF in France
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Women Pilots for "Ferry" Service
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Mighty Empire Air Project in Canada
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: German Aircraft in Paris
  7. 7Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Welcome Support for Brave Finns
  8. 8Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: French Defence Amid Snow and Mountain
  9. 9Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Sweeping the Seas
  10. 10Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: 'Graf Spee’ Victors Welcomed in South American Ports

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 10
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Women Pilots. DESCRIPTION: Experienced women pilots join the Air Transport Auxiliary, they will ferry planes from factory to aerodrome. SHOTLIST: The girls are led by Miss Pauline Gower and they study maps before they get into their planes and take off.
Keywords
Aviation; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
38091
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
41
Story extras:
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