Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Overseas Air Cadets Get Their Wings

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

624

Date Released

19 May 1941

Date submitted

12 May 1941

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Scotsman Who Captured Hess
2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Home Guards Guard Palace
3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Overseas Air Cadets Get Their Wings
4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: USA Claims Fastest Fighter Plane
5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Australian Wounded Home from Libya
6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Mr Menzies in New York
7. 7Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: US President’s Bold Stand
8. 8Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Lease and Lend in Operation
9. 9Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer: To All Mothers & Fathers
10. 9Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer - To All Mothers and Fathers

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 9

Section Title

Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Overseas Airmen Get Wings. DESCRIPTION: Royal Air Force pupil pilots from around the world get their wings. SHOTLIST: The airmen who are drawn from many countries line up and receive their wings from Group Captain MacKey. One shots shows a hand picking up the "wings" from a table. This might come in useful in some other story.

Keywords

Aviation; Ceremonies; Military; Awards and honours

Footage sources

Great Britain

Card file number

40783

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

37

Story extras:

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