Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Bombing Tokyo in Miniature

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
685A
Date Released
23 Jul 1942
Date submitted
13 Jul 1942
Date submitted
21 Jul 1942
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  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Augsburg Hero Weds
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Baseball May Capture Northern Ireland?
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Battle of the Ridges
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Lease-Lend Supplies for United Nations
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Largest Flying Boat Has a Maiden Flight
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Bombing Tokyo in Miniature
  7. *Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Drumhead Service, Central Park, Wallasey

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
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Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tokyo Bombed in Miniature. DESCRIPTION: In Texas bomb aimers sit on small moving platforms to practice for the bombing of Tokyo. SHOTLIST: The men under-go bombing instruction on moving scaffolds with mobile targets. Then with 100lb. bombs they set out in Douglas Digby Bombers to train on a scale lay-out of Tokyo. Note - There are excellent follow shots of bombs dropping, which may come in useful on some future occasion.
Keywords
Education and training; Weapons; Aviation; Explosions; Military
Footage sources
Pathe
Card file number
42616
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
106
Story extras:
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