HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE SOCIAL SCENES [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE SOCIAL SCENES [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: MGH 4217
  • Other titles: AMATEUR FILM BY FLIGHT LIEUTENANT DENIS NICHOLS [Alternative Title]
  • Summary: Amateur film shot by Flight Lieutenant Denis "Nick" Nichols prior to becoming training officer to the Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force from September 1954 to May 1955 records social and ceremonial scenes in the British crown colony as experienced by a young RAF officer.
  • Description: Arrival in Hong Kong of Air Vice Marshal D Gilmore (SASO Hong Kong). View of harbour floating dock. Children outside the first officers' mess at Wanchai. Aerial views of Hong Kong. Tram to Victoria Peak on Hong Kong Island. Air House Altamira Hacienda in Wong Ne Cheong Gap Road. Trip round New Territories. Coronation Parade on Sek Tong runway, June 1953. Drinks at General's House, Sha Tin. Dragon Boat race. New officers' mess. Christmas 1953.
  • Alternative Title: AMATEUR FILM BY FLIGHT LIEUTENANT DENIS NICHOLS [Alternative Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: MGH 4217
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (MGH 4217)
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  • Production Date: 1953
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Nichols, D C L (Production individual)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: English Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: Std 8mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
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