I imagine that there were about as many happy to see the Lysander as there were people happy to see the Catalina. "Thrilled sh!tless" is probably not an overexaggeration.
Nice one Charles ! Wonder what engine soundtrack they used though? The Lysander is fairly quiet on idle and at landing speed, and certainly doesn't sound like a fleet of multi-engined bombers !!
No idea what was the effect added in that italian newsreel, in any case dont worry, this one is ( i think ) more realistic, 3 minutes clip of 1941 with sound but without out commentary and with teh correct aspect ratio, thing that some videos of Bomberguy havent.