Learning on ScreenMovietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: French Squadron Bomb Paris
Series
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- British Movietone News
Issue
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- Story No. within this Issue
- 3 / 3
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: French Squadron Bomb Paris. DESCRIPTION: French airmen flying Bostons carry out a low level bombing attack on Paris. SHOTLIST: Cut story - GS of Boston on aerodrome, also others with engines turning over, crews standing by machines, Bostons taxiing along runway. CU Sign on fuselage of the Cross of Lorraine. Bostons in flight, crossing cliffs of English coast, over sea, approaching French cliffs, from here we are given a pilots view French cliffs into camera, flying at tree top height, skimming over house tops, cut-in of squadron in formation; approaching target, bombs begin to hit targets, explosions terrific & flames rising very high (this is the best bombing material we have ever had!!!). Cut-in of Bostons leaving target, finishing on smoking & burning target.
- Keywords
- Environment; Aviation; Fires; War damage; Military
- Footage sources
- Royal Air Force Film Unit [RAFFU]
- Card file number
- 44150
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 152
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