Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Allies Crushing Air Power

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

821A

Date Released

1 Mar 1945

Date submitted

26 Feb 1945

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Tarleton Retains His Title (Exclusive)
2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Allies Crushing Air Power
3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer: "Paper Possibilities"

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Section Title

Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Allies Crushing Air Power. DESCRIPTION: Shots taken from an aircraft on it’s way to a raid show the extent of the flood waters between Nijmegen and Cleve. Allied bombing has destroyed many German towns here we see Goch and Wittenberg. The heavy bombers continue to attack many targets in Germany. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Fortresses in formation, semi-silhouette. Aerials over flooded district around Cleve. Aerials of ruined town of Cleve. On ground. Various shots of ruins - good. Flying Forts in flight - Markers going down. Bombs falling from planes. Aerials of explosions on town of Wittenberg. Smoke trails of markers. Aerials of the bombing of marshal yards. Terrific explosions at Luneburg. Aerials of huge formations of bombers - Lancasters fly in formation. Explosions on Benzole plants, railways, viaducts etc., Bostons and Mitchells in formation. Bostons bombing through clouds. Typhoons peel off to attack - fire rockets - hitting targets. Fighters in action strafing airfields. Various shots of burning planes on ground. CU Tempest.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Health and medicine; Environment; Weapons; Aviation; Railways; War damage; Military

Locations

Cleves; Kleve

Footage sources

Royal Air Force Film Unit [RAFFU]
United States Army Air Force [USAAF]

Card file number

45567

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

289

Story extras:

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