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World News: Yeovilton: Duke with Navy Flyers

Date released

21 May 1956

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

2335

NoS ID

073381

Story no

6 / 10

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

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Fifty Years of Naval Flying

Date released

1 Jun 1964

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1826

NoS ID

025559

Story no

4 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: 50 Years of Naval Flying. DESCRIPTION: Prince Philip went to Yeovilton in Somerset, to attend the Golden Jubilee of the Fleet Air Arm, founded in 1914, then called the Royal Naval Air...

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Phantom Jets

Date released

5 May 1968

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

68/37

NoS ID

113080

Story no

1 / 6

Extras

1 film clip

Phantom fighter-bomber jets, American built and British modified have joined the Royal Navy. A special Commissioning Service marked the 1,600 mph speedbirds’ entry into the Fleet Air Arm service.

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Phantoms for Fleet Flyers

Date released

6 May 1968

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2031

NoS ID

027370

Story no

7 / 7

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Phantoms for Fleet Flyers. DESCRIPTION: The first three of fifty American Phantom aircraft ordered for the Fleet Air Arm, arrive at the Royal Naval Air Station, Yeovilton, and show off...

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Simon’s Circus

Date released

18 Jul 1968

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

68/58

NoS ID

113169

Story no

4 / 5

Extras

1 film clip

Simon’s Circus got a mascot - a lion cub from Longleat. The members of the Fleet Air Arm’s acrobatic team welcomed the newest member of the Squadron.

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Up, Up and Away

Date released

20 Jan 1969

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2068

NoS ID

027711

Story no

3 / 3

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Up, Up and Away. DESCRIPTION: Contrasts in aviation! The fantastic Short-take-off and Landing Skyvan, operating in the remote mountain areas of New Guinea, lands on a hundred-yard strip...

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(Untitled record)

Date released

20 Jan 1969

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

69/7

NoS ID

113424

Story no

5 / 5

Extras

1 film clip

The Royal Navy commissioned the first squadron of Phantom Jets. At RAF Coningsby, the Air Force also took to the air in the great new fighting machine which will be our main air-power of the ‘70s....

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(Untitled record)

Date released

3 Apr 1969

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

69/28

NoS ID

113520

Story no

1 / 6

Extras

1 film clip

Royal Naval Air Station on the day of commissioning 892 Squadron - a Phantom Operational Unit. All was going to plan when drama struck. A Venom aircraft made a crash landing on the airfield when the...

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Transatlantic Race

Date released

1 May 1969

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2082A

NoS ID

027839

Story no

2 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Transatlantic Race. DESCRIPTION: Over four hundred contestants are expected to compete for more than £60,000 in prize money in the Daily Mail Transatlantic Air Race. We meet some of...

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(Untitled record)

Date released

7 Sep 1969

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

69/73

NoS ID

113743

Story no

3 / 8

Extras

1 film clip

892 Squadron - the Navy’s Phantom force, was given a handsome present - £7,500-worth of gleaming Silver Shadow Rolls Royce. Taxed and insured, the car was handed over to the Squadron by Rolls Royce to...

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