Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Mosquitos’ Deadly Norwegian Attack

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
811A
Date Released
21 Dec 1944
Date submitted
Dec 1944
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer: "Thank You Housewives" - Salvage
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Mosquitos’ Deadly Norwegian Attack
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Western Front - Christmas 1944
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer - "Christmas Greetings"

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mosquitos Attack Shipping Off Norway. DESCRIPTION: On the fifth of December, thirty-four Mosquitoes of Coastal Command struck at a number of German merchant ships and their escorts. The Nazi ships were lying in between snow-capped mountains on the Norwegian coast. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Snow-capped mountains. Mosquitos taxies & takes off from aerodrome. Shots of them flying low over sea, also gaining height, approaching target. GV of Mosquito, also another as it peels off. Diving on shipping in fjord, various excellent aerial shots of Mosquitos attacking with cannon fire & rockets, ships hit & burning, various shots of snow-capped mountains as camera plane went in low to get pictures; ships return fire. Mosquitos return across North Sea, not very high, and in formation.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Weather; Environment; Weapons; Aviation; War damage; Military
Footage sources
Royal Air Force Film Unit [RAFFU]
Card file number
45384
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
136
Story extras:
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