Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Queen Sees King Decorate Airmen

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
607A
Date Released
23 Jan 1941
Date submitted
16 Jan 1941
Date submitted
20 Jan 1941
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: HM the King Presents Medals. DESCRIPTION: The King visiting a fighter station invested Royal Air Force personnel with honours and decorations. SHOTLIST: Their Majesties the King and Queen visit a RAF station, where the King presents medals to officers and men. These include: W/C Beamish. Flt Lt Barton, P/O Cunningham, Flt Lt Allard, and Flt Sergeant Harnden, also a Czech officer who cannot be named. Shot of the Their Majesties leaving the hangar.
Keywords
Royalty; Aviation; Ceremonies; Military; Awards and honours
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
40285
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
40
Story extras:

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Queen Sees King Decorate Airmen', British Movietone News Issue No. 607A, 23 Jan 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11430 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)