Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Ambulance Gifts to the RCAF

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
642
Date Released
22 Sep 1941
Date submitted
8 Sep 1941
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: USSR Hard Pressed
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: To Help the Soviet
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Ambulance Gifts to the RCAF
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: A Ship with a Mixed Cargo
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: WAAF’s Train for a Balloon Barrage
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Pioneers on Parade

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: US Ambulances for RAF. DESCRIPTION: The British American Ambulance Corps handed over a number of ambulances to the Royal Canadian Air Force in Ottawa. SHOTLIST: The British American Ambulance Corps make a donation of nine ambulances to the RAF at Parliament Hill, Ottawa. Mrs LD McKean, wife of Air Vice Marshal McKean receives the gift, while Rt. Hon Malcolm MacDonald, British High Commissioner, expresses the gratitude of the British people.
Keywords
Organisations; Politics and government; Vehicles; Health and medicine; Foreign aid
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
41284
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
40
Story extras:
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