Melbourne Raaf’s First Sabre

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1319
Date Released
13 Sep 1954
Date submitted
8 Sep 1954
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
10 / 11
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Avro Sabre Jet Handed Over to Raaf. DESCRIPTION: Mr Menzies was in Melbourne to hand over the RAAF’s first Sabre Jet Fighter (built in Australia) to the Royal Australian Air Force. SHOTLIST: Shot of Mr Menzies making a speech. Handing over log book. Sabre in the background. Crowds. Wing Commander Cumming walking towards the jet. Shots of the Sabre flying.
Keywords
Politics and government; Aviation; Military
Locations
Melbourne; Australia
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
61800
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
62
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Melbourne Raaf’s First Sabre', British Movietone News Issue No. 1319, 13 Sep 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19519 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)