RAF Boxing Win

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1427
Date Released
8 Oct 1956
Date submitted
4 Oct 1956
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Donitz Released
  2. 2NATO Weapons on Show
  3. 3Report from Poland
  4. 4RAF Boxing Win
  5. 5Training for the Antarctic
  6. 6Puja Pantai
  7. 7Gleaming Glamour
  8. 8Princess Margaret’s Tour
  9. 9UN Trailer

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Britannia Shield Boxing. DESCRIPTION: Boxing at Wembley Empire Pool for the Britannia Shield. A contest between members of the Allied Air Forces. Victory went to the Royal Air Force, who walked off with the Britannia Shield for the sixth year running. SHOTLIST: Shots of boxers into ring. Various shots of Corporal Dick McTaggart boxing Roland Desmedt. Various shots of LAC Rickwood boxing Lett. Various shots of Bruce Wells boxing Tony Groos. CU Britannia Shield.
Keywords
Sport; Air force; Navy; Military
Locations
Wembley Empire Pool
Card file number
68449
Credits:
Commentator
David Lewis Jacobs
Soundman
George E. Collings
Camera
Robert Turner
Length of story (in feet)
86
Story extras:
Film clip

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