HM the Queen Reviews the Royal Air Force

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2514

Date Released

7 Aug 1977

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Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: HM the Queen Reviews the RAF. DESCRIPTION: Her Majesty the Queen completes her Silver Jubilee Reviews of the Armed Forces by reviewing the Royal Air Force at RAF Finningley. Watched by members of her family, the Queen presented a new ‘Queen’s Colour’ which was then slow-marched past the Royal Dais. The Queen and Prince Philip toured the Airfield, inspecting the many aircraft assembled there and meeting members of the Aircrews. The day ended with a fly-past of the many types of planes operational in the Royal Air Force today. The first to fly through were ‘Jet Provosts’ in the formation of the numbers 25. The Review ended with a display by the RAF’s world famous aerobatic team the ‘Red Arrows’. SHOTLIST: GV flypast of helicopters. CU RAF flag. MS airmen march onto parade ground. MS Prince Charles and Prince Edward. MCU airmen holding ‘Colours’. CU ‘Colour’ bearer. LS airmen and WRAF’s lined up. MS the Queen and royal party on dais. MS guard of honour present arms. GV guard of honour pan dais. MS Queen takes salute. MS flags. LS Queen inspects airmen - 3 shots. MS Queen presents new Queen’s Colours - 2 shots. MS spectators. LS zoom new ‘Colour’ slow marched past. MS royal dais. MS airmen march with colours. MS airmen salute. MS Queen talks to RAF families. MCU children. LS little girl reluctantly hands Queen bouquet. GV aerial planes lined up - 2 shots. MS aircrew in front of Argosies - 2 shots. MS Queen and Prince Philip in Range Rover past ‘Nimrods’. MCU Queen talks to crew. MS airmen ‘Shackleton’ in background. MS Queen past planes - 2 shots. MS RAF bomber pan to Queen past. MCU Queen talks to crew. MS pan Harrier. MS Royal Family with fingers in ears. MS Harrier Jump Jet. MS Royal Family. MS seven shots of Harrier being prepared for take off. LS flypast of Jet Provosts forming number 25. MS Queen and Queen Mother. LS flypast Lancaster, Hurricane and Spitfire. MS Queen and Minister of Defence, Mr Fred Mulley. MS Gnats, Hawks and Hunters. LS one Hawk. LS four Hercules. MS Prince Philip watching and Mr Mulley falling asleep. LS VC10. MS Queen. MS helicopter rescue demonstration. MS the Queen Mother. LS flypast Lightning, Victor and Phantoms. MS Buccaneers, Phantoms and Nimrods. MS Vulcans take off - 4 shots. MS Prince Philip and Princess Alexandra watching. LS flypast Harrier, Buccaneer, Vulcan and Jaguar. MS Tornado (swing-wing). MS Phantoms, Harriers and Jaguars. MS the Red Arrows display - 3 shots. MS Queen. MS Red Arrows - 2 shots.

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Not shown in Ireland.

Keywords

Royalty; Aviation; Ceremonies; Military

Locations

Yorkshire; RAF Finningley

Card file number

77/124

Credits:

Commentator: Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

675

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