Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: New Fighter for Fleet Air Arm

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

725A

Date Released

29 Apr 1943

Date submitted

12 Apr 1943

Date submitted

19 Apr 1943

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Easter 1943
2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Patisserie a La Desert
3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: New Fighter for Fleet Air Arm
4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Somersaulting Tank
5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: US Second Front Training

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Section Title

Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Seafires on Aircraft Carrier. DESCRIPTION: The Fleet Air Arm are now using the "Seafire" the nautical version of the "Spitfire". SHOTLIST: Various shots (all angles) of Seafires, engines running & taking off, close-up of Seafires, GS of carrier. GS of flight deck. Seafires fly past carrier individually. The Carrier in question is the Indomitable.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Weapons; Aviation; Navy; Military

Footage sources

British Paramount

Card file number

43602

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

53

Story extras:

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