Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Coastal Command Ever on the Alert

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
591
Date Released
30 Sep 1940
Date submitted
26 Sep 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The West End Says "Business as Usual"
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: British Films Carry On
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Saucepans into Spitfires
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Canadian Air VC in London
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Coastal Command Ever on the Alert
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Aif Record March

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: With the Coastal Command I. DESCRIPTION: Parachutes are examined and re-packed one a fortnight. The Hudson reconnaissance aircraft is prepared for a flight. SHOTLIST: Inside the parachute department where the ‘chutes are unpacked, tested, hing [sic] to remove the creases and repacked. An intelligence officers gives the pilots instructions and shows them their course on a map. The "Hudson" machines are prepared and the bombs brought up in a "train" and loaded. Off they go taking with them a basket of carrier pigeons for message carrying. Operations room.
Keywords
Weapons; Aviation; Communications; Birds; Animals; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
39786
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
93
Story extras:
Film clip

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