Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Girl Flies US Bomber from America

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
629A
Date Released
26 Jun 1941
Date submitted
Jun 1941
Date submitted
23 Jun 1941
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: War Spreads to Russia
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Negus Reviews Loyal Troops at Addis
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: NZ Premier in Britain
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: King Peter Reaches England
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Girl Flies US Bomber from America
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: RAF Chief Inspects Latest US Aircraft
  7. 7Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Their Majesties Greet Shipyard Workers
  8. *Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Cheltenham

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Miss Cochran With the WAAF. DESCRIPTION: Miss Jacqueline Cochran of New York is the first woman to fly a bomber across the Atlantic. SHOTLIST: The first girl to fly a bomber across the Atlantic visits a station. She chats with WAAF girls, is interviewed, chats with Whitney Straight (the racing motorist, now an officer in the RAF) and sees Hurricanes take off for a "sweep" over the Channel.
Keywords
Sport; Women; Aviation; Aircraft; Military
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
40883
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
47
Story extras:
Film clip

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