Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: RAF Move Fighter Ground Staff by Air

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
676A
Date Released
21 May 1942
Date submitted
19 May 1942
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: RAF Move Fighter Ground Staff by Air
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Old Contemptibles March Again
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Marines - Royal V US in Marksmanship Test
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: King and Queen See Services Cup Final
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Prime Minister Tours the North
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: British School-Children Hail Soviet
  7. *Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Chief Constable’s Daughter Weds

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Moving Fighting Command Squadron. DESCRIPTION: Fighter squadrons are frequently moved about the country from station to station. The moves involve a great deal of organisation, the pilots fly their own planes and the ground crews travel in aircraft once used as troops carriers. SHOTLIST: Squadrons are moved about from time to time after taking part in escorting bombers on Offensive Sweeps over France and they are sent to less busy areas for rest. They are moved around the coast to strategic positions, to keep guard over convoys. The ground crews also accompany the pilots. The night before they are due to move, personal belongings are packed, which are sent by road. An inspection of everything is carried out to see that not superfluous material is carried in the planes. Even the weight of each individual man is calculated. There is a picture of a dog being lifted into a plane and also a shot of questionable pictures being taken down, rolled up and packed. The planes in this story were: Supermarine Spitfires, and Handley Page Harrows.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Weapons; Aviation; Animals; Military
Footage sources
British Paramount
Card file number
42329
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
77
Story extras:
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