1940 AT SEA: NAVY SMASH MASS RAID Thrilling pictures of how Navy deals swiftly with Italian

Date: 7th November 1940

Location: MEDITERRANEAN

Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)

MEDITERRANEAN: GV Battleship at sea. LV Side. Battleship at sea. LV Guns 15 on Warspite. CU Cunningham SV Cunningham pan to C.O.S. Rear-Admiral Willis. GV Fleet Air Arm plane lands on Aircraft Carrier Illustrious. SV Officer looking through binoculars. GV Three Italian planes in air. GV Warship firing guns. LV A.A. gun firing. SV Firing multiple pom-pom gun. GV Bombs bursting near ships on horizon. SV Pan bombs bursting near camera. SBV Single pom-pom firing. GV A.A. burst in sky. GV Bombs bursting on the horizon. CU Bombs bursting near camera (throw cameraman off feet) GV Air-craft carrier firing guns. SV Italian plane coming down. Angle shot: Sailor looking through glasses. GV Column of smoke from wrecked plane on horizon. CU Sailor in number 13 tin helmet does two fingers up. LV Airman and parachute in water. SV Men rowing cutter. LV Airman and parachute in water. SV Men rowing cutter. LV Airman and parachute in water. SV Airman in water. CU Airman hanging on to side. TV Assisting airman on deck. SV Another dead airman covered with sheet on deck. Effect shot. As feet continued. GV H.M.S. Malaya silhouetted in front of sun.

GOOD SCENES.

SV Guns firing from ship. LV Warship's guns firing. GV Battleship firing. SCU Sailor on deck with hands to ears. SV Guns firing on deck with hands to ears. SV Guns firing from ship. GV 3 planes towards. LV Plane in air and over camera. SV 2 sailors working. SV 2 sailors on deck, one pulling on rope. LV Pan flags going up. Angle shot: of flags on mast. GTV boat being lowered. SCU Pan men in boat being lowered. GV Bombs bursting round ship on horizon. SCU Man working range-finder? LV Men working gun. LV men on deck pointing into sky. GV Cruiser?at sea. LV Battleship, 2 guns in f-g. LV Guns firing from battleship? SV Men with A.A. gun firing. SV 3 men working A.A. gun and firing it, LV Aircraft Carrier Illustrious. SV Angle shot sailor looking through binoculars. LV Side of ship (Warspite) showing guns, funnels etc. SV Men looking through binoculars tec. SCU 2 men standing by ship's side, showing wash, pom pom guns in b-g.

MEDITERRANEAN: GV Battleship at sea. LV Side. Battleship at sea. LV Guns 15 on Warspite. CU Cunningham SV Cunningham pan to C.O.S. Rear-Admiral Willis. GV Fleet Air Arm plane lands on Aircraft Carrier Illustrious. SV Officer looking through binoculars. GV Three Italian planes in air. GV Warship firing guns. LV A.A. gun firing. SV Firing multiple pom-pom gun. GV Bombs bursting near ships on horizon. SV Pan bombs bursting near camera. SBV Single pom-pom firing. GV A.A. burst in sky. GV Bombs bursting on the horizon. CU Bombs bursting near camera (throw cameraman off feet) GV Air-craft carrier firing guns. SV Italian plane coming down. Angle shot: Sailor looking through glasses. GV Column of smoke from wrecked plane on horizon. CU Sailor in number 13 tin helmet does two fingers up. LV Airman and parachute in water. SV Men rowing cutter. LV Airman and parachute in water. SV Men rowing cutter. LV Airman and parachute in water. SV Airman in water. CU Airman hanging on to side. TV Assisting airman on deck. SV Another dead airman covered with sheet on deck. Effect shot. As feet continued. GV H.M.S. Malaya silhouetted in front of sun.

ORIG. NEG & ROTA BLUE

CENSORED SCENES.

SV White Ensign flying in mist and rain.

SCU White Ensign flying in mist, and rain.

Navy - Active; Airforce - Active; Italy

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