The King and City Honour Air Lift Personnel

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1071
Date Released
12 Dec 1949
Date submitted
8 Dec 1949
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: King & City Honour Air-Lift Personnel. DESCRIPTION: 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. SHOTLIST: KS. MS gates of Buckingham Palace with Palace in background. King & Queen review members of ‘lift’ in palace grounds. RAF, USAAF, AAF, SAAF were represented. Shots of them marching through London to the Guildhall, various shots en route. Arrival at Guildhall, Lord Mayor inspects them (Sir Frederick Rowland). Crowds line street cut-ins.
Keywords
Royalty; Ceremonies; Local government; Military
Locations
London
Footage sources
Gaumont
British Paramount
Rota
Card file number
52904
Credits:
Camera
Alec Tozer
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Camera
Hilton Craig
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Martin Gray
Length of story (in feet)
110
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The King and City Honour Air Lift Personnel', British Movietone News Issue No. 1071, 12 Dec 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16094 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)