Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: America Trains Air War Troops

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
655A
Date Released
25 Dec 1941
Date submitted
Dec 1941
Date submitted
16 Dec 1941
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Washington Meeting
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: America’s New "Flying Wing"
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: America Trains Air War Troops
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: South Africa’s Leader Presents Wings
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Western Desert Details
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Hitler Assumes Command

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: US Paratroop Manoeuvres. DESCRIPTION: The American Army has been hard at work training parachute troops. In North Carolina these troops begin the second stage of training. SHOTLIST: The paratroops land and seize an aerodrome. Transport planes land and anti-tank guns are unloaded. The exercises take place at Maston, North Carolina.
Keywords
Weapons; Aviation; Military
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
41745
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
83
Story extras:
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