A feature length documentary will be shown at the Film Theatre in College Road, Stoke, at 7:45PM. The documentary charts the life and successes of Reginald Mitchell and was made by Staffordshire University lecturer Ray Johnson, who has
set Mitchell's career against the popular music of his day. Mr
Johnson said: "Set in 1937, with Mitchell looking back on his life,
this is about Mitchell himself – not the wartime achievements of his
remarkable and beautiful aeroplane – so the familiar Battle of Britain
and other war footage is not part of this story. However, you will see
all the rare film footage of the remarkable first flight of the
Spitfire and the Vickers promotional film showing exciting flying
footage of the plane being put through its paces before the war." |