Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Largest Flying Boat Tested as Model

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
562
Date Released
11 Mar 1940
Date Other
Mar 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: 'Queen Elizabeth’ Leaves Clydeside
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Half Tanker Beaches after Epic Voyage
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Shipbuilding Activity Fills the Slipways
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Largest Flying Boat Tested as Model
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: 2,000,000 New Acres is Minister’s Air
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The Queen Examined Prisoners’ Parcels
  7. 7Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: US Ambassador Back on His Job, Smiling
  8. 8Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Mr Sumner-Welles Reaches Paris
  9. 9Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Swedish Border Town Bombed by Russians
  10. 10Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Egypt’s Army Parades Its Efficiency
  11. 11Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Arabs and Jews as Comrades in France
  12. 12Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: French Miners Fete BEF Regiment
  13. 13Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Bathing Parade is Big Event for Troops
  14. 14Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Outboard Jitterbugs Show Their Paces

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 14
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Flying Boat Model. DESCRIPTION: As scale model of the ‘Saro’ flying boat takes to the air for tests. SHOTLIST: A model of a passenger carrying flying boat is tested at Saunders-Roe’s works at Isle of Wight. The finished plane will carry about 40 passengers, the model only one and the pilot.
Keywords
Aviation
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
38477
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
38
Story extras:
Film clip

• The first time you use this link in a session, you will need to log on at the British Movietone website and then click this icon again to see the film. For the remainder of the session, this link will take you directly to the film.

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
AP Archive
Email
info@aparchive.com
Web
http://www.movietone.com
Phone
+44 (0)20 7482 7482
Series held
View all series held by AP Archive

Record Stats

This record has been viewed 147 times.