British Commander for Allied Air Force

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1259A
Date Released
23 Jul 1953
Date submitted
17 Jul 1953
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: British Commander for Allied Air Force. DESCRIPTION: At Fontainebleau - a ceremonial parade to mark a change of command; Air Chief Marshal Sir Basil Embry of the RAF was taking over from America’s General Norstad command of the Allied Air Forces Central Europe. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV parade. SCU Air Chief Marshal Sir Basil Embry & General Norstad on platform watching marchpast, also fly over of Sabres in formation. Flags of command presented to Embry by Norstad. Both shake hands.
Keywords
Displays; Aviation; Ceremonies; Military
Locations
Fontainebleau
Footage sources
France
Card file number
59418
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
62
Story extras:
Film clip

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'British Commander for Allied Air Force', British Movietone News Issue No. 1259A, 23 Jul 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18643 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)