Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Anglo-American Courtesies

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
874
Date Released
4 Mar 1946
Date submitted
26 Feb 1946
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: American Courtesies. DESCRIPTION: 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 Honnington, Suffolk the USAAF hand back the station to the Royal Air Force. SHOTLIST: KS Exterior High Wycombe Town Hall. Arrivals of personalities. Interior - Mayor presents casket to General Ira Eaker. CU Eaker and MS making speech. Cut-ins audience applauding, mix to Wycombe Abbey Girls School, two GVs. Mix to interior of Town Hall. LS of Mayor making speech (silent). At Honnington Airfield. Sub KS. Elevated shot American 8th USAAF personnel in marchpast; snowing hard with rain mixed. On dais are Brigadier General Kiel and Air Marshal Robb. RAF band lead marchpast of RAF personnel. This aerodrome is being handed back to the RAF. Kiel addresses parade, MS of him, makes remark about weather. Stars and Stripes being lowered. SCU & CU of same during playing of US National Anthem, cut-in RAF personnel and RAF Ensign being raised during playing of "God Save the King". Kiel shakes hands with Robb just before boarding Flying Fortress, Robb wishes him better weather in his own country. CU propellers and starting of engine. Flying Fortress taxies along runway out of camera.
Keywords
Aviation; Ceremonies; Local government; Military
Locations
High Wycombe; Honnington
Card file number
46583
Credits:
Camera
David Prosser
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
224
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Anglo-American Courtesies', British Movietone News Issue No. 874, 4 Mar 1946. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13761 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)