Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: American RAF Pilot Honoured at Burial

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
586
Date Released
24 Aug 1940
Date submitted
21 Aug 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Canada’s New Governor General Soon at Work
  2. 2Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Australia’s War Effort in Posters and Boot
  3. 3Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Torrential Rain Floods Miles of US City
  4. 4Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: American RAF Pilot Honoured at Burial
  5. 5Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: RAF Fighters Ever on the Alert
  6. 6Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: A Graveyard of Nazi Hopes
  7. 7Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Convoy Eludes Nazi Channelling Shelling

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Funeral of Pilot Officer Fiske. DESCRIPTION: Pilot Officer Fiske, the first American to lose his life, is buried at Boxgrove, Sussex. SHOTLIST: Shots of the procession as the remains of the first American Airman to fall fighting for Britain in this war are taken to their last resting place. A salute is fired and an RAF officer and a WAAF girl give a last salute.
Keywords
Women; Aviation; Death; Ceremonies; Military; Funerals
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
39587
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
32
Story extras:
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