Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Artificial Wind Stream Trains Glider Pilots

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
630A
Date Released
3 Jul 1941
Date submitted
1 Jul 1941
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Spain Parades Army on Anniversary
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Soviet Support Rally
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Tanks from Canada
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Slow Motion Helps Graceful Diving
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Outboards’ Steeplechase
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Speed-On a Typewriter
  7. 7Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Artificial Wind Stream Trains Glider Pilots
  8. 8Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Survivors from the "Robin Moor"
  9. 9Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Big Guns Bark
  10. 10Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: US Army Landing Exercises Test
  11. 11Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: How to Deal with Parachute Troops
  12. 12Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Home Guard Defends the City

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 12
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wind Machines to Train Glider Pilots. DESCRIPTION: A wind machine is used to create realistic conditions for trainee glider pilots at Lockport, Illinois. SHOTLIST: A battery of wind-machines is brought out and started up in front of a glider which rises a few feet into the air.
Keywords
Education and training; Aviation
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
40923
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
40
Story extras:
Film clip

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