Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: New Hurricanes on the War Path

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
645
Date Released
13 Oct 1941
Date submitted
2 Oct 1941
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Britain and Soviet Meet in Iran
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: American Help in Iceland
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Britain Beats off Another ‘Invasion’
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: New Hurricanes on the War Path

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hurricane Mark II. DESCRIPTION: The Hurricane Mark II can climb higher, has a higher top speed and enormously increased fire-power. In the thrilling combat pictures just released by the Air Ministry we dive with an RAF Squadron to the attack. SHOTLIST: Shots of the new four-cannon Hurricane on the ground. It takes off and engages in mock combat with a captured Ju88 dive-bomber (air force marking). There are aerial and ground shots and excellent sound of the guns working. The story ends with an RAF combat film showing the shooting up of a flagship.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Weapons; Aviation; Navy; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
41401
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
237
Story extras:
Film clip

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