Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Flying Train Crosses Atlantic

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
735A
Date Released
8 Jul 1943
Date submitted
Jul 1943
Date submitted
1 Jul 1943
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Sword of Honour for Stalingrad
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: General Sikorski Killed in Plane Crash
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Polish Paratroops Prepare for the Day
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Flying Train Crosses Atlantic
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Honours at Cairo Parade
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer: "Compost Heaps"

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Flying Train Cross Atlantic. DESCRIPTION: A Douglas Dakota towed a fully loaded glider on a 3,500 mile trip across the Atlantic. The loan included vaccines for Russia, radio, aircraft and motor parts. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Dakota plane over camera & into camera. Shot of glider CG4A in flight, glider coming in to land, SV of it landing, ground staff open front of glider, cases of vaccines being unloaded from same. Squadron Leader Seys seated on tractor as it pulls glider across aerodrome.
Keywords
Vehicles; Weapons; Aviation; Foreign aid; Military
Footage sources
Royal Air Force Film Unit [RAFFU]
Card file number
43827
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
80
Story extras:
Film clip

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