Royal Air Force Coronation Review. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip arrive at Royal Air Force station Odiham in Hampshire for Coronation Review and fly past. Queen and Prince climb from car and shake hands with officials. Air Force men and women on parade....
Royal Air Force Coronation Review. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip arrive at Royal Air Force station Odiham in Hampshire for Coronation Review and fly past. Queen and Prince climb from car and shake hands with officials. Air Force men and women on parade. Aircraft also on display. Shots of many people attending the Review. Group Captain R.J.A. Ford accompanies the Royals on the inspection of the troops. Shots of young recruits looking on. The Duke of Gloucester is also present. Inspection over. Queen and Prince Philip return to dais to watch parade. Philip salutes. Top shot of crowds and of parade. Closer shots of the men and women walking past.
Static parade of aircraft. Open topped car. Duchess of Kent and Princess Alexander. Duchess of Gloucester. Marshal of the Royal Air Force Lord Douglas of Kirtleside (?). Lord Tenner (?). Lincoln Bombers. Meteor Fighters. Wing Commander Lindsay, Flight Lieutenant Kelly and other members of Royal Canadian Air Force presented to the Queen. Air Commodore Stephenson escorts the Queen. Shots of foreign diplomats and attaches. Lifeboats and rescue launches, flare dinghies, mobile x-ray unit, mobile classroom, many pieces of equipment, ejector seat, fire engine etc. on display. Fly past. Air to air shots.
Royal party watches Sycamore Helicopter trailing a Royal Air Force flag. Chipmunks. Percival Prentices. Lincoln Bombers (Philip looks through binoculars). Shackletons. Vampire Fighter Jets. Venoms. Sabres. Victor. Vulcan. F4. Shots of crowds. Royal party leave after saying goodbye to Lord Delial (?) and Lord Dudley.
Note: same or similar story is found in newsreel 53/54 of same name.
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