Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: RAF Bomb Billancourt

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

666

Date Released

9 Mar 1942

Date submitted

5 Mar 1942

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: US Reinforcements for Britain
2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: RAF Bomb Billancourt
3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Munition Factories Go Underground
4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Feeding Western Desert Troops
5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Saturday Night in Libya
6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Major-General Campbell VC

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Section Title

Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: RAF Bomb Billancourt. DESCRIPTION: Sterling bombers carry out a raid on the Renault Works which were being used to make transport vehicles, tanks and aero-engines for Germany. SHOTLIST: Stirling bombers are loaded with their cargo of bombs and the crews get in. The planes take off and there are stills of the results of the raid. The "Stirling" material is the best we have yet received and should certainly be remembered for further use.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Aviation; War damage; Military

Footage sources

British Paramount
Royal Air Force

Card file number

42000

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

135

Story extras:

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