Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: WAAF Celebrates Third Birthday

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
682A
Date Released
2 Jul 1942
Date submitted
29 Jun 1942
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: WAAF Celebrates Third Birthday. DESCRIPTION: The Women’s Auxiliary Air Force is celebrating it’s third birthday. SHOTLIST: 1. Inspection of Guard on Honour by Air Commandant. 2. KJ Trefusis-Forbes, Director WAAF and Sir Leslie Gossage, Air Marshal. 3. Close-up of WAAF’s singing - Drumhead Service. 4. Shot of parade - saluting base and start of parade. 5. Angle shot of WAAF’s marching. Band playing Royal Air Force March. 6. Close-up of Air Commandant, Trefusis-Forbes taking the salute. 7. Various shots of Sports Meeting. 8. Trefusis-Forbes and Gossage in three-legged race. (Cuts). 9. Shot of WAAF’s laughing. 10. General views. 11. Shot of birthday cake. 12. Cutting the cake. (Trefusis-Forbes). 13. Group Captain AR Arnold DSC, DFC eating the cake. (Cuts).
Keywords
Commemorations; Sport; Music and dance; Food and cooking; Women; Curiosities; Aviation; Celebrations and festivals; Ceremonies; Air force; Military
Locations
Cardington
Footage sources
Gaumont
Rota
Card file number
42516
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
45
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: WAAF Celebrates Third Birthday', British Movietone News Issue No. 682A, 2 Jul 1942. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12330 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)