Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: WAAF’s Train for a Balloon Barrage

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
642
Date Released
22 Sep 1941
Date submitted
15 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
5 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: WAAF Balloon Units. DESCRIPTION: The Woman’s Auxiliary Air Force are training girls to work on the Balloon Barrage. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the girls learning to handle Balloons. They are taught on models and on the real thing.
Keywords
Education and training; Women; Weapons; Aviation; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
41317
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
30
Story extras:
Film clip

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