RAF Take on USAF at Baseball

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1164A
Date Released
27 Sep 1951
Date submitted
24 Sep 1951
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: RAF V USAF at Baseball. DESCRIPTION: Lord Tedder was at the White City for the Baseball game between the Ruislip Rockets (a team drawn from the American Air Force) and the RAF. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Person runs between posts. GV stadium showing Americans & RAF. Spectators eating hot dogs, peanuts, Yankees drinking Coca-cola. Lord Tedder in civilian clothes inspects teams. Tedder throws ball to start game. Ball being caught. Various shots of baseball in progress, RAF batting. Then USAF batting. Yankees winning.
Keywords
Sport; Buildings and structures; Food and cooking; Air force; Military
Locations
White City, London
Card file number
56122
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
95
Story extras:
Film clip

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'RAF Take on USAF at Baseball', British Movietone News Issue No. 1164A, 27 Sep 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17391 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)