Royal Visit to Bomber Command

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1416A
Date Released
26 Jul 1956
Date submitted
24 Jul 1956
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
10 / 10
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Queen and Duke at Marham. DESCRIPTION: Flying to the Royal Air Force Station at Marham, Her Majesty began her visit with the traditional inspection of the Guard of Honour. The Queen presented a Standard to No 207 Squadron. Accompanied by the Duke, Her Majesty inspected the impressive display of aircraft. SHOTLIST: Queen and Duke alight from plane. Inspect the Guard of Honour. Various shots of Queen presenting the Standard to No 207 Squadron. TPS of the military band. Queen and Duke inspecting aircraft whilst travelling along in a jeep. Queen looking at an ejector seat. Various shots of the Queen and Duke looking at life saving dinghies. Shots of flypast of Canberras and Valiants. Cut in Queen watching.
Keywords
Royalty; Aviation; Ceremonies; Military
Locations
Norfolk; Marham
Footage sources
Gaumont British
Card file number
67692
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Robert Turner
Camera
Terry O’Brien
Length of story (in feet)
96
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Royal Visit to Bomber Command', British Movietone News Issue No. 1416A, 26 Jul 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21083 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)