The Cams Express

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

161

Date Released

27 Jan 1958

Date recorded

20 Dec 1957

Length of issue (in feet)

756

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Killarney And Blarney
2. 2Hats and Flowers
3. 3The Cams Express

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

Pathe synopsis: Anglo-American relations may "deteriorate" periodically - according to well-informed political circles, but if you consult the children in and around Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire, you will get a very different answer. For the officers and men of the 3918th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron run a model train round the aerodrome collecting old toys from the American children. In the maintenance workshops the toys are expertly repaired and made to look just a little better than new. They are then distributed to local orphans.

Keywords

Social welfare; Air force; Toys and models

Locations

England; Oxfordshire; Upper Heyford Air Base

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

David De Keyser

Length of story (in feet)

339

Story extras:

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