Meet Les Paras

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1714

Date Released

9 Apr 1962

Date submitted

4 Apr 1962

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Cooper Retains Titles
2. 2England Defeat Austria
3. 3Five in the Nursery
4. 4Meet Les Paras
5. 5White Hart Lane - A Gallant Bid Fails

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Meet Les Paras. DESCRIPTION: The first of a company of French paratroops, known as Les Paras, arrived by air at Abingdon RAF Station. They were over on a flying visit for a liaison exercise with Britain’s First Parachute Regiment. The idea was to take part in a drop over Dartmoor. But our Spring weather was so bad, that part of the exercise had to be cancelled. A good tuck-in was regarded as the best way to welcome our French allies. SHOTLIST: Key scene. Plane arrives. Men out of plane. Man. Troops out of plane. Troops. Men get food. Pan men sit at table and eat food.

Keywords

Military

Locations

Oxfordshire; Abingdon

Card file number

84156

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Ronald E. Collins

Length of story (in feet)

80

Story extras:

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