War Museum

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2484
Date Released
9 Jan 1977
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Ship’s Boats Museum
  2. 2War Museum
  3. 3Acrobatic Gliding

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: War Museum. DESCRIPTION: In the early 1940’s the island of Malta fought a lone battle to survive the tirades of war. To keep these memories alive for future generations a Museum has been created. From Movietone’s archives we take a glimpse of Malta at war. Among the exhibits is one of the three ‘Gloster Gladiators’ that formed the island’s only aerial defence. SHOTLIST: GV Valletta Harbour. MS two war vehicles with men in battle-dress enter courtyard - one man alights. MS men out of vehicles. MCU still - men who were on Malta during Second World War. MCU still - President Roosevelt in jeep, back to see actual jeep. MS interior of jeep. MS various tank shields and bombs on table. MS pan along two torpedoes. CU torpedo propeller. MS model of Maltese trawler armed for combat (3 shots). MS Italian gun. MS various stills of Malta at war. MCU still - man turns air raid siren. MCU still - anti-aircraft guns round harbour. Black and White section: GV anti-aircraft guns firing at German bombers. MS street tilt up to shells exploding. GV Malta being bombed. MS people pointing. MLS German aircraft. MS Spitfire engine - recovered from sea. MCU man looks at engine. CU part of engine. MCU model of ‘Gloster Gladiator’ pan to actual plane called ‘Faith’. MCU engine. MS the plane.
Keywords
Aviation; History and archaeology
Locations
Malta; Valletta
Card file number
76/194
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Camera
Paul Kavanagh
Length of story (in feet)
171
Story extras:
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