The Royal Air Force Display

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1101

Date Released

10 Jul 1950

Date submitted

8 Jul 1950

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Royal Air Force Display. DESCRIPTION: Farnborough was the setting for the first RAF display since 1938. The King, Queen and Princess Margaret watched the aircraft displays. SHOTLIST: KS. "Old Kite" taxies across aerodrome. The King & Mr Henderson joking. Old "Avro" taxies to take off. "Bleriot" flying, just off ground. "Deperdussin" flying just off ground. Hawker P1081 flying at speed. Vickers 510 flying at speed. "Canberra" jet bomber flying. Various cut-ins of spectators watching, looking up. Formations of Mosquitos attack "Amiens Prison", walls collapsing, also dropping supplies. Various shots of flypast. Planes making trails in sky. Queen & Princess Margaret were with the King.

Keywords

Royalty; Displays; Aviation; Military

Locations

Farnborough; Hampshire

Footage sources

Gaumont British News Rota

Card file number

54023

Credits:

Camera: Alec Tozer
Camera: David W. Samuelson
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Paul Wyand

Length of story (in feet)

212

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