Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Midway
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 5 / 8
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: USS ‘Yorktown’. (Midway). DESCRIPTION: America scores a victory at sea, pictures show the action aboard the aircraft carrier "Yorktown". The carrier was hit but not sunk during the battle. SHOTLIST: Shots of the aircraft taking off from the ‘Yorktown’ (Bombers). Guns fire at a Jap plane which runs straight into a terrific barrage of fire (AA). Stills showing the ‘Yorktown’ on fire and also scenes aboard the aircraft carrier after the action at Midway, showing the damage caused by the Japs.
- Keywords
- Ships and boats; Weapons; Aviation; War damage; Navy; Military
- Footage sources
- United States of America
- Card file number
- 42631
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 61
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