Britain Rearms: "Ghost" Fleets of Air and Sea Come to Life

Series

Series Name
British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.
2030
Date Released
14 Aug 1950
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 9
Summary
RAF take Spitfires and other aircraft out of "mothballs", as part of putting nation back on fighting basis. Navy refit some of four hundred men-o-war laid up since 1945.
Keywords
Aviation; Navy; Military
Library number
18841
Length of story (in feet)
97

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Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean
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Notes
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'Britain Rearms: "Ghost" Fleets of Air and Sea Come to Life', British Paramount News Issue No. 2030, 14 Aug 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/42530 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)