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1941 ROYAL / DEFENCE: King and Queen meet pilots from the British Empire
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1:05Now PlayingDate: 30th October 1941
Location: BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Pilots of the Empire
ENGLAND: Bournemouth:
High angle views troops lined up for inspection in square (Empire Air Receiving Centre)
King George VI of Great Britain (1936-52) (wearing uniform of Marshal of the R.A.F.) inspecting British troops
PAN smiling pilots from New Zealand Air Force
Queen Elizabeth (Queen Mother) meeting soldiers
Rhodesian Pilot / Pilot turns and faces camera / American pilot
King inspecting men
PAN Canadian airmen.
Queen inspecting & talking to men
Pilot from Singapore pan to one from South Africa.
High angle views men rushing to see King & Queen leave
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