Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Strafing and Blasting the Japs

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
752A
Date Released
4 Nov 1943
Date submitted
Nov 1943
Date submitted
1 Nov 1943
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer: "Don’t Waste Bread
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Russia - Extracts from the Great Story
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Personalities: Lord Linlithgow - Lord Louis - Mr Eden
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Under Fire
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Strafing and Blasting the Japs

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Strafing & Blasting the Japs. DESCRIPTION: Lightnings attack a Japanese Air Base on the North Coast on New Guinea. Installations at Nubin and Hansa Bay were the targets for "Mitchells". SHOTLIST: Cut story - Formation of Lightnings, in flight. Aerial shots of North Coast of New Guinea. Aerial shots of Mitchells over New Guinea, bombs dropping & hitting target, explosions, Mitchells low flying going into attack. Flying over Nubin & Hansa Bay. Dropping delayed action bombs.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Health and medicine; Environment; Aviation; War damage; Navy; Military
Locations
Burma
Footage sources
Pathe
Card file number
44216
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
70
Story extras:

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