Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Training RAF Specialists

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
595A
Date Released
31 Oct 1940
Date submitted
Oct 1940
Date submitted
28 Oct 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Italy Attacks Greece
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: After Hmas "Sydney" Met the Italians
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Aussies in Palestine Fit and Ready
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Army Motor Cycle Police in Training
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: British-Czech Military Agreement Signed
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: 16,000,000 Americans to Sign On
  7. 7Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Training RAF Specialists
  8. 8Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Premier Visits Scottish Front Line

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: RAF Bombers and Machine-Gunners Trained. DESCRIPTION: The Royal Air Force is training men on aerial machine-gunning and bomb aiming. SHOTLIST: The men fill ammunition drums and learn to work a power-operated gun-turret aiming at models carried by another man. They learn to release their bombs which fall onto a mattress. Fairey "Battles" are bombed up, take off and drop their missiles over the sea (aerial scenes).
Keywords
Education and training; Weapons; Aviation; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Pathe
Card file number
39942
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
74
Story extras:
Film clip

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