Movietone’s War Time News described by John Snagge (Courtesy of the BBC): Revival of Dog Fights Creates RAF Heroes

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
565
Date Released
1 Apr 1940
Date submitted
29 Mar 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News described by John Snagge (Courtesy of the BBC): HH the Pope Bestows Easter Blessing
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News described by John Snagge (Courtesy of the BBC): Supreme War Council Binds Allies Closer
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News described by John Snagge (Courtesy of the BBC): General Gamelin Pays Visit to Aldershot
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News described by John Snagge (Courtesy of the BBC): BEF Shows off Its Mechanised Mobility
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News described by John Snagge (Courtesy of the BBC): Save for Victory Vans to Tour Country
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News described by John Snagge (Courtesy of the BBC): Automatic Lightships to Foil Nazi Raiders
  7. 7Movietone’s War Time News described by John Snagge (Courtesy of the BBC): Byrd Polar Expedition Reaches Antarctic
  8. 8Movietone’s War Time News described by John Snagge (Courtesy of the BBC): Revival of Dog Fights Creates RAF Heroes
  9. 9Movietone’s War Time News described by John Snagge (Courtesy of the BBC): Crippled RAF Bomber Lands Safely
  10. 10Movietone’s War Time News described by John Snagge (Courtesy of the BBC): Wings over Singapore

Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 10
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News described by John Snagge (Courtesy of the BBC)
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Most Successful Air Unit in France. DESCRIPTION: An RAF Squadron in France shot down five and destroyed two Nazi planes in one day. SHOTLIST: Shots of the four pilots who accounted for 5 Nazi machines in a day. A telegram congratulating them is handed over. The men are F/L Lovet, P/O Kain (known as "Cobber"), Flying Officer Orton and S/P Pyne [sic].
Keywords
Aviation; Communications; Military
Footage sources
France
Great Britain
Card file number
38657
Credits:
Commentator
John Snagge
Length of story (in feet)
34
Story extras:
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