Title:BOMBER COMMAND INVESTITURE AND BLENHEIMS [Allocated Title]
Film Number:RMY 148-4
Other titles:
Summary: Collection of unedited RAF footage.
Description: I. RAF flag on mast. (30 ft)
II. Air Marshal Sir Charles Portal presents medals to RAF Sergeant navigators of Bomber Command at airfield. Marchpast. (126 ft)
III. Blenheim IVs of Squadrons 110, 15 and 82 (which all bombed invasion barges in Channel ports) stand on airfield, with Portal's Percival Q6 in foreground. (56 ft)
IV. Blenheim IV. (22 ft)
V. Underexposed version of item III. (19 ft)
VI. Portal presents medals to RAF Sergeant navigators, Bomber Command at airfield. Wounded Sergeant receives his award in a wheelchair. (95 ft)
VII. Blenheim IVs of 105 Squadron taxi on Watton (?) airfield. (30 ft)
VIII. Percival Q6 taxi plane, presumably bringing Portal to investiture (item III), parks by Blenheim IVs. (23 ft)
IX. Second camera records investiture (item III) by Portal and marchpast. Portal examines and climbs into Blenheim IV. (96 ft)
Production Details: Royal Air Force (Production sponsor)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Portal, Charles Frederick Algernon (person)
Royal Air Force, Sqdn, 15 (regiment/service)
Royal Air Force, Sqdn, 82 (regiment/service)
Royal Air Force, Sqdn, 105 (regiment/service)
Royal Air Force, Sqdn, 110 (regiment/service)
Keywords: aircraft, British - combat: Bristol Blenheim (object name)
aircraft, British - transport: Percival Q6 (object name)
ceremonies, British - event-related: investiture (object name)
