Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Desert Pilots Form Late Arrivals Club

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
639
Date Released
1 Sep 1941
Date submitted
28 Aug 1941
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: President Home after Churchill Meeting
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Huge Blaze at NY Docks
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: No Coupons Needed
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: 'V’ Sign in the Desert
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Desert Pilots Form Late Arrivals Club
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Workers Visit Coastal Command Station
  7. 7Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: HMS "Victorious"
  8. 8Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: British Flying Cadets Pass Out at US School
  9. 9Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Free Frenchmen in Australia
  10. 10Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Capt. Lyttelton in Syria
  11. 11Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Exit Vichy Army
  12. 12Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Success in Iran

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 12
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Late Arrivals Club. DESCRIPTION: The Club has been formed by pilots for those, who having been shot down, make their way back to their own lines. SHOTLIST: A Club has been formed in the Western Desert and called the "Late Arrivals Club". Officers of the RAF who have had to bale out and walk back through enemy lines back to HQ are given a boot as a membership badge. Various shots of the Officers.
Keywords
Organisations; Aviation; Military
Footage sources
Pathe
Card file number
41221
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
40
Story extras:
Film clip

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