SIGNING OF THE EMPIRE AIR TRAINING SCHEME [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: SIGNING OF THE EMPIRE AIR TRAINING SCHEME [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: ARY 41
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  • Summary: The signing of the Empire Air Training Scheme in the Air Council Chamber of the Air Ministry building, London.
  • Description: The various dignitaries are seen chatting before the signing ceremony. They sit and then Sir Archibald Sinclair gives an address. The agreement is signed after which they rise and have a celebratory drink. The various officials are filmed in close up. Finally the document itself is shown in close-up highlighting the signatures of those responsible for the scheme.
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  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: ARY 41
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (ARY 41)
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1943-03-30
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: RAF Film Production Unit (Production company) Baird, E (Production individual) Waxman, Harry1912-04-031984-12-24 (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Sinclair, Archibald Henry Macdonald (person) Bruce, Stanley M (person) Jordan, W J (person) Massey, Vincent (person) Wrigley, Henry Bertram (person) De Nevil, (Air Commodore) (person)
  • Keywords: ceremonies, British - event-related: (object name) GB, England & London, WC <Air Ministry> (geography)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: English Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 2 Footage: 823 ft; Running time: 8 mins
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