Learning on ScreenMovietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: P.ipe L.ine U.nder T.he O.cean
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- British Movietone News
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- 1 / 3
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Pipe Line Under the Ocean ('PLUTO’). DESCRIPTION: Operation Pluto is another of those "top secrets" which can only now be revealed. The pipe line was laid under the Channel to carry petroleum to the Allied Forces landing on D-Day and to keep the supply going for the drive across Europe. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Pan of countryside. Map of how pipeline travelled. Welding pipes. Engineering, etc. Camouflaged pumping stations, on coast. Coaster HMS ‘Holdfast’ experimenting with cable in Bristol Channel. Laying of cable, etc. Experiments with ‘Hamel’ pipe were carried out on HMS ‘Persephone’. Various shots of floating drums in action. Interiors of pumps, etc. Map.
- Keywords
- Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Environment; Weapons; Science and technology; Navy; Engineering; Military
- Footage sources
- Ministry of Information
- Card file number
- 45772
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 231
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