Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Night Guards of the Sky

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
630
Date Released
30 Jun 1941
Date submitted
26 Jun 1941
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Japan ...?
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: America Adds to Naval Might
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Mr Wilkie Wants States United
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Fleet Air Arm off Crete
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Rest after Battle
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Parade in the Desert
  7. 7Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: New Zealand Brigadier Sums Up
  8. 8Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Night Guards of the Sky
  9. *Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Lord Provost Reviews Glasgow Police

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bouton Paul "Defiants" on Patrol. DESCRIPTION: One lesson that our night-fighter pilots have to learn is how to see in the dark. The aircraft they use is the "Defiant", a two-seater with the multiple-gun turret. SHOTLIST: Ground crews prepare the two-seater fighters for their night’s work. The pilots wear dark glasses and take pills before taking off. Night shots of the planes in formation.
Keywords
Education and training; Health and medicine; Aviation; Military
Footage sources
British Paramount
Rota
Card file number
40902
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
47
Story extras:
Film clip

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