WRAF kennel maids

Series

Series Name

Astra Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

9

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Action artist
2. 2Peter Cushing
3. 3School for racing drivers
4. 4WRAF kennel maids

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

Pathe’s Database Entry for this item: "Date : 12/09/57 WOMEN’S ROYAL AIR FORCE KENNEL MAIDS (Netheravon) LS Car, man gets out and goes to back of car. There is a WRAF in overalls approaching the car. He goes to the back of the car. MSC. Man opening back of car and an Alsatian dog jumps out. CU Girl taking particulars, dog is handed over to her. MS Girl going out of picture with the dog. LS Man watches girl departing with dog she enters building with the dog. LS Kennel girl comes into picture with dog, walks along the side of the kennels. CU Girl entering one of the kennels with dog, she comes out and closes the door. She writes something down. MS From interior of kennel, two girls open door and enter, one of them is carrying a bowl of water. MS They approach Alsatian, he puts his nose in bowl of water she pushes him off. CU Girl picks up dog’s paw and holds it over bowl of water, she appears to be spraying it. MCS. Dog and girl, pan down to show that she is sponging paw with cotton wool. CU Dog’s head. MS Another dog and girl, girl is bending down and taking pill out of bottle, then she starts to open the dog’s mouth. CU Dog being given the pill. She strokes his throat to make him swallow it. LS Kennels, five WRAFs walk along path and each one enters different kennel with feeding bowl. MCS. Girl kneeling by dog who is eating bowl of food. CU Dog eating, girl is stroking his head. LS Girl entering enclosure. LS Enclosure showing dogs and kennels, pan over the enclosure showing its immense size, three girls walking into picture, and each one goes to attend to her dog. MS Girl coaxing dog to lead, which she puts on him. MS Taken from above as girls put leads on their dogs. MS Girl leading her dog out of picture from left to right. MS Girls leading their dogs out of the enclosure. MS Girls leading their dogs along path. MS Girls leading dogs past a notice which read No 3 Squadron. CU Ditto. LS Girls leading dogs onto exercise ground, pan to show dogs jumping over various obstacles. MS Dog jumping through hoop followed by second dog. MLS Dog jumping over wall. CU Two other dogs, ditto. MS Dog jumping final obstacles and running to their owners. MS Dogs being lead off field. MS Girls leading dogs off field. (Eastman Neg.)"

Keywords

Women; Aviation; Animals; Military

Footage sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial   Issue No.154

Length of story (in feet)

296

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