Lord Trenchard Laid to Rest

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1394A

Date Released

23 Feb 1956

Date submitted

21 Feb 1956

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Funeral of Lord Trenchard. DESCRIPTION: From the new Air Ministry building, where the ashes of the late Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Lord Trenchard had lain in State, the coffin was borne out for the journey to Westminster. The Duke of Edinburgh represented the Queen. SHOTLIST: From the new Air Ministry building, where the ashes of the late Marshal of the RAF Lord Trenchard had lain in state, the coffin was borne out for the journey to Westminster. The Duke of Edinburgh represented the Queen. LS Air Ministry building. SCU bagpiper off steps. Coffin borne out. CU RAF salute come to attention. Duke of Edinburgh and family mourners, down Whitehall. RAF band. SCU coffin. SCU Sir Arthur Harris, Mountbatten etc. with other high ranking officers. Coffin borne into Westminster Abbey. RAF flag at half mast. GV Westminster Abbey. Entrance to Abbey.

Keywords

Royalty; Buildings and structures; Aviation; Ceremonies; Military; Funerals

Locations

London; Westminster

Card file number

66079

Credits:

Commentator: Geoffrey Sumner
Camera: Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera: Len Waldorf
Camera: Terry O’Brien

Length of story (in feet)

137

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