Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: RAF Fighters Ever on the Alert

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
5 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: RAF Fighter Unit RAF Fighters Ever on the Alert. DESCRIPTION: Our Hurricane pilots are ever on the alert to tackle Nazi raiders. SHOTLIST: Hurricanes land in formation. Pilots sitting around reading. In chairs etc., relaxing. Men play football. Phone rings ... Alarm ... Pilots rush to planes and take off. Camera-Gun action shots - see film list. Planes used: Hurricanes and Spitfires. Squadron markings: US/Z.X. etc.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Aviation; Military
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
39588
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
75
Story extras:
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