Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Overseas News - Still Bigger Bombers

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

898A

Date Released

22 Aug 1946

Date submitted

20 Aug 1946

Date submitted

19 Aug 1946

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Water Sport - Rain and the Oval Test
2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Water Sport - New Swimming Champions
3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Overseas News - General Ike in Brazil
4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Overseas News - Clearing Manila
5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Overseas News - Still Bigger Bombers
6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Voices on Trial
7. 7Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Re-Enter Stunts

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 7

Section Title

Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: America Still Builds Bigger Bomber. DESCRIPTION: On display at Fort Worth, Texas is America’s latest and largest bomber the experimental XB 26. SHOTLIST: GV new bomber XB 26. CU various parts of plane, wheels, tail unit, wing span, engines etc. Plane taxies and takes off, and in flight.

Keywords

Weapons; Aviation

Locations

Texas; Fort Worth

Footage sources

USM?

Card file number

47356

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

71

Story extras:

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