Britain and France Set Up Monument to R101 Victims

Issue No.

226A

Date Released

2 Oct 1933

Stories in this Issue:

Story No. within this Issue: 3 / 3
Summary: MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Britain and France Set Up Monument to R101 Victims. DESCRIPTION: Two Prime Ministers pay tributes on site of 1930 disaster at Allonne. SHOTLIST: Close shot of the memorial showing the engraving on same. Previously a general shot of the gathering. Ramsay MacDonald ascends steps and wreaths are laid at same. CU Daladier speaking. Close shot of relatives. Elderly woman in tears. Close shot of Mr MacDonald seated with others. Various shots of Daladier speaking. General shots of the ceremony. CU Mr MacDonald speaking. Shot of the top of the memorial with formation of planes passing over same. French soldiers march past the memorial with rifles shouldered.
Keywords: Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Aviation; Aircraft; Ceremonies; Accidents and disasters; Military
Footage sources: Movietone
Card file number: 2610
Length of story (in feet): 242
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