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Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Pacific - Pummelling the Japs

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
764
Date Released
24 Jan 1944
Date submitted
20 Jan 1944
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Bevin’s Boys
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The "York"
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Pacific - Pummelling the Japs
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Bari Bombed
  5. *Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer - 15/

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Pacific - Pummelling the Japs. DESCRIPTION: After taking Makin in the Gilbert Islands attention was turned to the Marshall Islands. Allied air power began carried out bombing raids on Japanese emplacements. SHOTLIST: Cut story - GS of convoy, aerial of Makin Island, US troops come ashore off LCIs. Shots of jungle advance. Jap bomber crashes, leaves trail. Fire small artillery in jungle, GV Jap seaplane in ruins. Various aerial of attack on airfields, shipping, etc. Somewhere on New Guinea, crews board Mitchell bomber, several shots of dog who wants to go aboard, another shot of him lying on ground, looks depressed. Aerial formation of Mitchells, (very good), over target, low flying, bombs fall (parachute bombs), aerial of explosions on target New Britain. Over Cape Gloucester, Liberators bomb same, bombs go down and shots of explosions by same. The latter are concentrated. This is very good material.
Keywords
Vehicles; Environment; Aviation; Ceremonies; War damage; Navy; Animals; Military; Awards and honours
Footage sources
United States of America
Pathe
USM?
Card file number
44477
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
147
Story extras:

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