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Tribute to
Lord Trenchard - Wreath laid by ACM Sir George Mills ....................... Battle of Britain Remembance Day 1945 ....................... Group of Battle of Britain pilots with Group Captain Bader and Air Chief Marshal Lord Dowding, former Chief of Fighter Command. Bader climbing into cockpit of a Spitfire. Close up shot of Bader seated in cockpit, he adjusts cockpit cover. Spitfires taxiing to runway. Spitfires taking off in threes. Aerial shot of three Spitfires taking off. Top shot of three Spitfires in flight. Top shot of formation of Spitfires flying over London. A good shot of Tower Bridge and surroundings from the air. Good shots of St. Paul's Cathedral and City of London from the air. Trafalgar Square with huge crowds and large Savings posters. Prime Minister Clement Attlee speaking from special stand in Trafalgar Square (natural sound). Various shots of captured German equipment in Trafalgar Square. Radar equipment on show in Trafalgar Square. Attlee appeals for more savings. Civil Defence workers march past in Trafalgar Square. British soldiers march past. Royal Air Force march past. Several shots of RAF men entering Westminster Abbey. Shot of Westminster Abbey, camera pans down to R.A.F. men entering. The chapel on Biggin Hill
aerodrome. The altar and the Roll of Honour in the St. George's
Chapel. Long shot of congregation singing hymns in the chapel. Close
up shot of the altar with the inscription "In The Shadow Of
Thy Wings Will I Rejoice". The R.A.F. insignia "Per Ardua
ad Astra" General Norstad hands over command of HQAAFCE to Sir Basil Embry 1951 ....................... Documentation states General Lauris Norstad, Commander in Chief of the Allied Air Forces in Central Europe since 1951 hands over command to British Air Chief Marshal Sir Basil Embry. General Norstad has been named Deputy Supreme Commander of Air at Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers Group. About 1,000 officers and men took part in the ceremony. Documentation also contains a summary of Embry's achievements, which include escaping from the Germans 3 times and in his final escape he killed 3 of his guards then tramped and cycled 700 miles across France. LS. GV. Parade lined for
arrival of General. MS. Norstad shaking hands with officers. LV.
Various shots Norstad inspecting troops. MS. Norstad addressing
the assembly. MS. Norstad handing over the flag to Air Chief Marshal
Sir Basil Embry. MS. Embry and Norstad. MS. Norstad presents Embry
with A.A.F.C.E. badge. MS. Norstad and Embry saluting approaching
camera. Ground to Air, Sabre aircraft flying overhead Keeping the Peace 1951 ........................ Farmyard scene. A young man leaves home and goes to the recruiting office. He swears an oath. Anglo-French Treaty being signed by five nations in 1947 (Great Britain, Holland, Belgium, France and Luxembourg). Ernest Bevin signs for Britain. Pledged co-operation in peace and mutual aid in war. Setting up of the Western Union defence pact. People rebuilding after war damage. Icon, buildings and statues affected by war. Field Marshall Montgomery in Fontainebleau (sp?). Munitions and aircraft factories. Twin jet bomber "The Canberra" takes to the air. Air fleets perform battle exercises. Operation Bulldog first in series of mock battles. Shots from aircraft of other planes and parachute jumping. West Falia - General Keithley (?) and (?). Tanks. Military manoeuvres. Soldiers. Bombing from the air. Spirit of co-operation at sea. Warships including Le Fantasque, Theseus, Arromanches. Aircraft carrier Implacable. Three Admirals - Madrigar, Gillinger and Lambert (?) meet. Aeroplanes take off from the carrier. Admirals Lord Louis Mountbatten and Lambert join for sea-air exercises in the Mediterranean. Guns shot from on board ship. Map illustrating how on
April 4th 1949 seven nations joined with 5 Western Union powers
to safeguard the world's progress and peace. Foreign Ministers of
Canada, Denmark, Portugal, United States , Iceland, Italy and Norway
signed the North Atlantic Pact. (This is the start of NATO - the
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation). Flags of nations. Paris: Hotel
Astoria - military command has been set up. General Dwight D Eisenhower
signs his assumption of command and makes a speech. Soldiers on
the march, manoeuvres. 1952 - Initial take over of the HQ buildings ........................
L/S of French Defence Minister Rene Pleven, General Lauris Norstad (Supreme Allied Commander in Europe) and Commander in Chief of Atlantic Pact Armed Forces Marshal Juin and other officers walking towards camera. The new NATO headquarters are being handed over by Pleven to General Norstad. Shots of RAF on parade. L/S of contingents of other NATO nations air forces on parade. Shots of USAF on parade. Pleven and officers
walking towards building. L/S of crowd watching. Pleven shaking
hands with Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Saunders. M/S of Pleven and
US Air Officer. L/S of the ceremony. L/S of flag raising ceremony.
M/S of air officers saluting. L/S of flags reaching mast head. General
view of the ceremony. M/S of Pleven shaking hands with air officers.
General view of air officers with crowd in forecourt 1954 - Duke of Edinburgh in France ........................ Le Bourget Airport and SHAPE, Paris, and French Test-flying Centre at Bretigny sur Orge, France. Arrival of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in Paris. Plane landing at Le Bourget Airport Reception by Ambassador. Being introduced to various personalities. Marseillaise being played. Passing before the troops. GV of Paris. British General Montgomery, Marshal Juin, Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Pact Forces in Central Europe, and Sir Gladwyn Jebb, British Representative to the United Nations (UNO) and British Ambassador, chat beforehand. Plane arriving. Duke at controls. Duke is greeted by British Ambassador. Duke meets V.I.Ps. Reception at the SHAPE (Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe) for the Duke. American General Gruenther, General Montgomery, Admiral Lemonnier, French delegate to the Western Defence Council, and their staffs. Arrival of the car with the Duke of Edinburgh. Soldiers presenting arms. Several shots, Duke shaking hands with official personalities. Duke looking at a Hurel-Dubois
plane (various shots). Duke looks at Mystere IV. plane. Duke looks
at a Fouga-Magister. Duke looks at a Le Djinn. Looks at Alouette
helicopter. Looks at a Minijet. In the air, a Hurel-Dubois flying.
Officials with Duke of Edinburgh. A Minijet flying. Shot of official
with Madame Jacqueline Auriol, daughter-in-law of President Auriol
of France. A Fouga-Magister taking off. Officials. The Fouga-Magister
flying NATO exercise 'Carte Blanche' 1955 ....................... MS and CU Two military operators (Group Commander Wilson) showing extent of NATO / North Atlantic Treaty Organisation exercises, code-named "Carte Blanche". MS Mobile operations unit. (2 shots). LS Flare lands on airfield. Various shots of jet aircraft taxiing (RAF / Royal Air Force, USAF / United States Air Force, KAA, Canadian Air Force. MS Generals discussing (Sir Basil Embry, US General Lee, General Nurtin, General Gelee, General Bisson, Commander Au Catac, Marshal Juin). MS Radar operators at work. MS Generals discussing. LS Jet plane taking off. LS Radar aerial in operation. (2 shots). CU Airfield address system. Various shots, air crews scrambling, planes taxiing and taking off in numbers. MS Control tower officers watching planes take off. MS Fighter jets flying over 'airfield. LS Good shots of planes taking off. LS A line of artillery (possibly Bofor) guns. CU Commander instructing, gun moving. (2 shots). Air to air, plane in flight. LS Runway on ground below. CU Pilot's head. Various shots, anti-aircraft crews in gas masks running to action stations. Ground to air, two jets swooping over airfield. Air to air: planes in flight. Various shots, ground to air, fighters flying over in formation, aircrew watching from ground. Air to air, planes in flight. Note: "Date received"
on original paperwork reads: 01/07/1955. The exercise finished on
29th June 1955 after one week, the largest allied exercise held
since World War II involved 3,000 aircraft from France, Canada,
Greece, Britain, Norway and the
United States. ACM Sir George Mills assumes command of HQAAFCE 1956 ....................... Passing through the colour guard, Sir George salutes the colours. Sir George through an Honour guard, Sir George salutes the colours. A.M. Fraser shows Sir George the stone bearing a plaque in remembrance to Capt Georges Guynemer, French air hero of World War I for whom the camp is named. A.M.Fraser and Sir George Mills, followed by staff officers walk towards the headquarters building. Sir George and his party enter the headquarters building. View of the flags of Belgium, Britain, Canada, France, Holland, Germany and the U.S.A. Sir George takes his position
facing senior air officers assigned to A.A.F.C.E. Senior air officers
salute as the band plays the French National Anthem. Sir George
Salutes. Second shot of ACM Mills saluting anthem. Air Marshal Henry
P Fraser, R.A.F. Chief of Staff, welcomes Sir George Mills. Air
Marshal Fraser gives Sir George the AIRCENT badge, bearing the official
insignia of AAFCE. Sir George signs the orders, assuming the command
of Allied Air Forces, Central Europe. Gen. de Division E.A. Venot
of the French Air Force is introduced to Sir George Mills.
SV. Sub-super scene, archway
which is the entrance to the courtyard where former Hitler's General
Hans Spiedel is making his inspection. A man who led Blitzkrieg
across Europe has become Commander in Chief of NATO'S Central European
Land Forces. SV. Towards, General Spiedel walking along with General
Valluy. LV. Lieutenant-General Spiedel walks in front of soldiers
holding flags. He is saluting, pan with him as he passes group of
French soldiers presenting arms. GV. Back view, the continuation
of his inspection. SV. & SCU. & SV. CU. Shaking hands with
Dutch officer, he stands back and salutes. SV. Group of officers,
including Spiedel, posing. SHAPE leaves Paris afteer 16 years 1967 ....................... SHAPE (Supreme Headquarters Atlantic Powers in Europe) leaves Paris after 16 years. Pan across
flags of the 15 nations of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation).
Pan down to soldiers lined up beneath the flags. C/U soldiers. C/U's
various members of the armed forces, pan to C/U soldier. L/S of
the flags, pan to soldiers. M/S General Lemnitzer inspecting troops.
L/S VIPs on dais. C/U General Lemnitzer. M/S as the flags are lowered.
L/S as two American sailors roll their flag up, zoom back to M/S
of the flags being rolled up 'Flying Drainpipe'
1957 ....................... AS. Test
Pilot Auguste Morel, goes from top of rostrum towards his seat on
top of the plane - this is jet driver. Mr Morel is getting ready
to test Atar II, France's first vertical takeoff machine. SV. Pilot
adjusts himself in the seat. CU. Pilot adjusts his face mask. LV.
As he is leaving the ground and goes into the air, starts to come
down a little. GV. The plane hovers above the ground and then starts
to climb rapidly. 'Balzac'
French vertical take off aircraft 1963 ....................... French test
pilot Rene Bigand walks over and gets into the new French vertical
takeoff aircraft named 'Balzac'. CU. Tail piece of plane showing
markings. MS. Pilot Rene Bigand in cockpit. MS. Airport engineers
making final adjustment under aircraft. Various shots of the 'Balzac'
being demonstrated, showing vertical takeoff and general flying.
CU. Pilot's hand on aircraft's controls. |
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