Americans Salute British Boy

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
55/42
Date Released
26 May 1955
Length of issue (in feet)
679
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Americans Salute British Boy
  2. 2World Twins Convention
  3. 3Dock Strike
  4. 4The Derby
  5. *Austria (1) vs Scotland (4)

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
To celebrate American Armed Forces Day, the USAF personnel at Brize Norton, make 11 year old Martin Eagle of Oxford an honorary Colonel in the USAF - and Commanding Officer for the day.
Researcher Comments
Armed Forces Day was on Saturday, the 21st May 1955.
Keywords
Children; Customs and traditions; Aviation; Military
Locations
Oxford; Brize Norton
Credits:
Cutter
George Clark
Camera
Norman William Roper
Camera
Robert Kenneth Leslie Gordon
Length of story (in feet)
96
Story extras:
Film clip
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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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