ADMIRAL FECHTELER VISITS MALTA [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: ADMIRAL FECHTELER VISITS MALTA [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: ADM 1447
  • Other titles: POST-WAR NAVAL OPERATIONS - MISCELLANEOUS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Admiral W N Fechteler USN visits Malta, November 26 1953.
  • Description: Admiral Fechteler emerges from Skymaster to be welcomed by Admiral and Lady Mountbatten. He takes salute and inspects Guard of Honour, accompanied by Captain Smeeton (CO, RNAS Hal Far); introductions to Deputy Chiefs, NATO. RNAS Hal Far; Band and Guard march past. Fechteler and Mountbatten leave by car. Admiral Fechteler visits RN HQ, Lascaris, and HAFMED, Floriana; he takes salute and inspects Guard of Honour before departing at Luqa airport. Admiral and lady Mountbatten and senior officers say goodbye to Admiral Fechteler, his wife and daughter.
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1945-1975
  • Production Date: 1953-11-26
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Admiralty (Production sponsor)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Fechteler, W M (person) Fechteler (Mrs) (person) Fechteler (Miss) (person) Mountbatten, Louis (Earl) (person) Mountbatten, Edwina (Countess) (person) Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm (regiment/service) United States Navy (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: aircraft, United States - transport: Douglas Skymaster (object name) delegations, United States international - military (object name) operations, British naval - routine (object name) Malta & Floriana <HAFMED headquarters> (geography) Malta & Lascaris <RN headquarters> (geography) Malta & Luqa <airport> (geography) Malta & Hal Far <RNAS Station> (geography)
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  • Notes: Summary: film has not been viewed - information is taken from CNI records.
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    ADM 1447

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