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Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: War Extension Fails to Stop Lease-Lend Aid

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
654
Date Released
15 Dec 1941
Date submitted
10 Dec 1941
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: US Merchantmen Are Now Armed
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Fishermen Ready to Defend Their Island
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Turkey Builds Up Her Army
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: RAF and WAAF Train for Many Duties
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: War Extension Fails to Stop Lease-Lend Aid
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Desert Paratroops

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Assembling US Planes. DESCRIPTION: The Lease-lend Aid continues despite America’s entry into the war. Recently more American aircraft arrived to strengthen the RAF. SHOTLIST: The factories are working full time assembling the machines. Various scenes. Outside are drawn up: 1. a Boeing B17C Flying fortress (with a Fairchild 41 under one wings and a Curtiss Mohawk under the other). 2. Douglas DB7b known as Boston III or intruder and also, when equipped as a fighter, as the "Havoc". 3. Glenn Martin "Baltimore" 4. Vought Sikorsky "Chesapeake". 5. Stinson 49 6. Pitcairn Auto-gyro. 7. Fairchild 41 - cuts only 8. Curtiss Mohawk - cuts only.
Keywords
Aviation; Industry and manufacture
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
41692
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
67
Story extras:

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