The Cams Express

Series

Series Name
Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.
161
Date Released
27 Jan 1958
Date recorded
20 Dec 1957
Length of issue (in feet)
756
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 3
Summary
Pathe synopsis: Anglo-American relations may "deteriorate" periodically - according to well-informed political circles, but if you consult the children in and around Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire, you will get a very different answer. For the officers and men of the 3918th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron run a model train round the aerodrome collecting old toys from the American children. In the maintenance workshops the toys are expertly repaired and made to look just a little better than new. They are then distributed to local orphans.
Keywords
Social welfare; Air force; Toys and models
Locations
England; Oxfordshire; Upper Heyford Air Base
Written sources
Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis
Credits:
Commentator
David De Keyser
Length of story (in feet)
339
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Cams Express', Colour Pictorial Issue No. 161, 27 Jan 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/120505 (Accessed 14 Mar 2025)