Learning on ScreenVolunteer Airmen Disband
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 4
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: RAF Auxiliary Disbanded & Final Parade of Air Division. DESCRIPTION: At Stretton, near Warrington in Lancashire, airmen of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve held their last parade. Meanwhile at Maidstone, Number 500 Squadron (County of Kent) Royal Auxiliary Air Force held its last parade, too, for they have also been disbanded. SHOTLIST: Stretton - Northern Air Division - Shots of the airmen parading. Mock funeral to mark the end of their service. Maidstone - Number 500 Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force - Various shots of airmen on parade. Same handing in their kit. Flag being lowered. Men out of building.
- Local distribution only
- Not shown in Scotland.
- Keywords
- Aviation; Navy; Military
- Locations
- Maidstone; Lancashire; Warrington; Stretton
- Card file number
- 69800
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Geoffrey Sumner
- Camera
- James Humphries
- Camera
- John Davies
- Length of story (in feet)
- 92
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