Learning on ScreenMovietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Flying Fortresses at Work
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- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
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- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 2
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: American Air Corps (Flying Fortresses). DESCRIPTION: Now the United States Army Air Force joins with the RAF in adding, by its heavy daylight raids, to the Germans national headache. The Americans receive a briefing and carry out their first operation which was over France. SHOTLIST: Flying Fortresses on aerodrome. FF taking off. Pan shot of same. 3 take offs. FF in flight. 3 FF’s in formation above the clouds. Formation of FF’s. 2 angle shots. Formation preparing to land. Cyclist riding under bomber. Engineers & mechanics working on planes. 3 scenes. 2 FF’s climbing. One flying low & fast over aerodrome, banking to left. Interior of control room. CU Operator at work - back view. Crews arriving at Briefing Room on bicycles. CU Cycles lying on ground. Shot taken from rear of briefing room, crews sitting being instructed. CU various individuals & crews. Crews are in flying kit. Officer speaking to men, he points out a target on map which is the wall. More CUs of crew. Signal Officer speaking to men. CU Rudolph E speaking about flight. Interior shots of crews leaving B Room. Crews outside B Room, preparing to ride off on cycles. Several trucks of bombs, various CUs. Men writing on same. Trucks of bombs running under bomber. Men beside bomber with machine gun ammo. round neck. CU. Machine gun firing from waist of plane, empty cartridge cases falling on ground. Gasoline wagon & bombs under wings of bomber. Line of bombs across aerodrome, ground rather weedy. CU bomb doors opening, plane on ground. Bombs under bomber, men sitting on same. Men sitting on bombs which are being pulled to bombers. Jeep up to plane, crew climb out, talking over map, plane background. Crew climbing aboard, through various doors of bomber. CU. Side (waist) of plane, slide-door open exposing machine gun, which is pointed at camera. Pilot escorted by two RAF Regiment soldiers, pilot carrying bag, he climbs into plane, escort close door. Pilot looking out of cockpit, waves. Several planes taxiing over aerodrome. CU Nose of "Stinky" Fortress. CU FF turning completely round. CU FF turning about. CU "Yanky Doodle" FF. MS of FF from tail of plane. LS plane taking off, also landing. Crew on ground waving. Plane taking off. FF taking off with plane right top already in flight. FF landing, another taking off. Crew or mechanics with bikes, waving. Formation of 9 FF’s in flight - VG. FF in formation several angles. FF directly above another - VG. FF formation passes camera. Interior of plane, showing waist gunner. Looking out of bomb doors - VG. Ditto with country below. CU Bomb doors closing. FF in formation, 3 angles. Coming into land, one, now two. Group of men round control tower LS. Major Spaatz arriving in car, gets out. Spaatz with Eaker. CU. Eaker with cigar, crowd round him. FF into camera on ground - taxiing. CU Spaatz & Eaker speaking into mike. Aerial shot of country over which plane is flying, several shots. CU FF in flight. LS Planes in distance above clouds. Excellent. More aerial shot of enemy country. SV Plane on fire, smoke pouring from wing. Interior shot of plane. Bomb doors opening CU. FF in flight. LS Fortress on ground. Member of squadron sitting on tail of plane. Group shot of crew, plane background. More aerial shots of enemy country. Aerial shots showing bombs bursting on target. CU Crew getting out of plane near the nose of the plane. CU One of the crew getting out of plane (fuselage). CU Same standing beside plane. Interior shots - 2 members of a crew speaking to an Intelligence Officer about bombing raid. CU same. CU Crew (complete) & IO, reporting. Individual CUs of men. FF coming into land (into camera) just above long grass level - excellent. Good CU of US flag flying with RAF flag. Names can be seen on some of the planes.
- Keywords
- Vehicles; Weapons; Aviation; War damage; Military
- Footage sources
- British Paramount
- Card file number
- 42893
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 360
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