Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Fighter Station Marks Its 600th Victim

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
601
Date Released
9 Dec 1940
Date submitted
5 Dec 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Fighter Station Marks Its 600th Victim
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Our Destroyers Were in Action
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Australia Aids Coastal Watch
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: NZ Forestry Unit in England
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Army Medical Service Realistic Rehearsal
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: New Colours and Christmas Tree for Czech Troops

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: RAF Station Claims 600th Victim. DESCRIPTION: As two Spitfires land at a Fighter Station the pilots were able to claim that they had shot down six hundred enemy planes between them. SHOTLIST: Two Spitfires land. Interview with the two pilots who shared the 600th victim. They are Pilot Officer Stephen and Flight Lt Mungo-Park.
Keywords
Weapons; Aviation; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
40092
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
69
Story extras:
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