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THE KING AND CITY HONOUR AIR LIFT PERSONNEL
At Buckingham Palace, the King and Queen reviewed a representative contingent of men and women of the Berlin Air-lift. Later they lunched at the Guildhall. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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GERMANY - TROOPS PARADE BEFORE MANOEUVRES
The C-in-C, the High Commissioner, General de Lattre de Tassigny and Mr Shinwell watch the huge parade of the Allied Forces at Sennelager, in Germany. Many well-known regiments were represented including the Black Watch and the ""Desert...
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THE MEMORY OF GREATNESS
Movietone tribute for Remembrance Day. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not represent...
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""ARROW-BATICS""!
The RAF's leading aerobatic team for sixty five - The Red Arrows - give a demonstration at Little Rissington, Gloucestershire. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video...
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8,000 MILES - BY BUS!
At Catterick in Yorkshire, the leaders of 250 British and overseas students are spending six days with the RAF regiment for final preparation before the start of an eight thousand mile drive to India. The scheme was thought up by India's...
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RAF REMEMBER
Preceding the national celebration of ""Battle of Britain Week"", the Royal Air Force Association paid tribute at the RAF Memorial on the Embankment in London. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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ANGLO-AMERICAN COURTESIES
GENERAL IRA EAKER AT HIGH WYCOMBE - General Eaker, who commanded the US 8th Army Air Force, returns to his former HQ at High Wycombe. There he received the Freedom of the Borough of Chepping-Wycombe. FAREWELL! EIGHTH AIR FORCE - At...
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HONOURING EMPIRE DEAD IN ATHENS
A tribute to the British who fell in Greece was recently held in Athens. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for...
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""OPERATION SNOWDROP""
The Aircraft Carrier ""Glory"" was one of the warships taking part in ""Operation Snowdrop"". The carrier was a base for naval helicopters which played a vital part in the delivery of food, fodder and medical supplies to the snow-bound...
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RAF Gives Display Before King Fuad
Egyptian monarch watches aerial pageant by British machines stationed at Heliopolis, Cairo. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...
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THE
Three squadrons of RAF fighter command are now equipped with Hawker Hunter jet fighters. They have been on show at Wattisham Air Station in Suffolk. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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PREMIER WITH RAF
The Premier at the Bomber Command Station at Wittering, Northants. He talked with a crew of a Valiant and inspected the bomber. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video...
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OTC SEE RAF AT CLOSE QUARTERS -
Boys at Public Schools leave Tangmere for a day with the RAF at Hornchurch. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for...
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DUKE AT EASTBOURNE
Holiday crowds at Eastbourne witness the tragic crash landing of a Sunderland flying boat in which four men lost their lives. Later in Eastbourne, the Duke of Edinburgh arrived to attend the Annual Conference of the Royal Air Forces...
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CYPRUS OUTRAGES
Metaxes Square, Nicosia and a surprise swoop by men of the 3rd Parachute Battalion, searching for concealed weapons. The day before, two Royal Air Force men were brutally murdered and one seriously wounded by terrorists. Just before the...
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THE JAVELIN IN SERVICE
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LORD TRENCHARD LAID TO REST
From the new Air Ministry building, where the ashes of the late Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Lord Trenchard had lain in State, the coffin was borne out for the journey to Westminster. The Duke of Edinburgh represented the Queen....
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PORTUGUESE STATE VISITS
Later they went to the RAF Station at Benson in Oxfordshire. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical...
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ROYAL VISIT TO BOMBER COMMAND
Flying to the Royal Air Force Station at Marham, Her Majesty began her visit with the traditional inspection of the Guard of Honour. The Queen presented a Standard to No 207 Squadron. Accompanied by the Duke, Her Majesty inspected the...
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SOVIET TOUR CONTINUED
Westminster Pier was the departure point for Marshal Bulganin and Mr Khrushchev, when they travelled by launch, to Greenwich. At the Royal Naval College, they were welcomed by Lord Cilcennin. Their next visit was to Harwell where Sir...
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MR MINTOFF DEPARTS FOR ROME - COLOUR - NO SOUND
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PREMIER'S
Mr Churchill has been touring the country again, at Coventry he saw the ruins of the cathedral. Later he visited aircraft factories, saw the famous ""Spitfire"" and met Test Pilot Henshaw. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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RAF OFFENSIVE -
Squadron Leader Nettleton, leader of the Augsburg Raid, talks of the Raid and the Lancaster Bombers which were used. It was a daring daylight raid and resulted in a number of awards. Squadron Leader Nettleton received the VC, Flt Lt...
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GIANT BOMBERS' VISIT
Six American ""B-36D"" bombers have been on a visit to Lakenheath Air Station, Suffolk. These giants had come more than five thousand miles on a routine training flight. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...