Learning on ScreenMovietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Premier’s "V" Tour
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
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- Story No. within this Issue
- 6 / 6
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mr Churchill’s Tour. DESCRIPTION: Mr Churchill has been touring the country again, at Coventry he saw the ruins of the cathedral. Later he visited aircraft factories, saw the famous "Spitfire" and met Test Pilot Henshaw. SHOTLIST: Mr Churchill visits Coventry where he sees the remains of the Cathedral. Later he visited Aircraft factories where he saw Britain’s armaments being produced. Everywhere he went he saw crowds cheering him. He inspected tanks, and he saw Spitfires. He chatted to Alex Henshaw about the Spitfires. Shot of Stirling in the air. Mr Churchill is also Honorary Air Commodore of No 615 County of London Fighter Squadron. Shot of Mr Churchill in uniform.
- Keywords
- Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Weapons; Aviation; Industry and manufacture; War damage; Military
- Footage sources
- Great Britain
- Card file number
- 41374
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 67
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