Movietone’s War Time News - Described by Leslie Mitchell: Hawks of the Air

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

692

Date Released

7 Sep 1942

Date submitted

27 Aug 1942

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Described by Leslie Mitchell: Day of National Prayer
2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Described by Leslie Mitchell: Home Guard’s Marine Patrol
3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Described by Leslie Mitchell: The Weaker Sex
4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Described by Leslie Mitchell: Hawks of the Air
5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Described by Leslie Mitchell: London Welcomes Her US Guests

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Section Title

Movietone’s War Time News - Described by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Kittyhawks (Hawks of the Air). DESCRIPTION: In Australia Fighter Pilots from the Battle of Britain and Middle East demonstrate the American built ‘Kittyhawk’ fighter. SHOTLIST: Line of Kittyhawks. Officers talking amongst themselves. Shot of engines warming up. Shots of pilots. Kittyhawks taxiing across ‘aerodrome with mechanics sitting on wings. Planes take off into & over camera. Plane takes off SV. Planes take off, shots taken from rear of one of the planes. Good shot of planes in formation above the clouds. Ground staff looking up at planes. Line of Kittyhawks above clouds, peeling off to ‘attack’. Special shot plane doing Victory Roll. Kittyhawk diving to attack, shots show plane coming in (cameraman in another plane being target). Planes diving on an aerodrome, sweeping across aerodrome, very good photography. Plane diving on camera. Good shot of planes above clouds in formation. Shot of pilots included: Jeffrey, Rawlinson, Fisher, Truscott & Wawn. This film is to show capabilities of the Kittyhawk. The Kittyhawk, Tomahawk & Curtiss P40 are the same, expect that the Kittyhawk is a later version, but externally the same.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Aviation; Stunts; Military

Locations

Australia

Footage sources

Pathe

Card file number

42772

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

105

Story extras:

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