Reports: His Majesty tours aircraft factories

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
445
Date Released
13 Dec 1937
Date submitted
8 Dec 1937
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 13
Section Title
Reports
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: His Majesty Tours Aircraft Factories. SHOTLIST: Interior shot of Vickers at Weybridge. Frames of aircraft in the factory. The King alights from car with Lord Swinton. They are greeted by Sir Charles Craven and conducted around the works. Shots of the King looking over planes and plans of new bombers. On the testing ground he sees planes in flight. He sees the Handley Page factory also.
Keywords
Royalty; Politics and government; Aviation; Business and commerce; Industry and manufacture; Military
Footage sources
Local
Card file number
5902
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
78
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Reports: His Majesty tours aircraft factories', British Movietone News Issue No. 445, 13 Dec 1937. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/8288 (Accessed 22 Mar 2026)