David Shepherd exhibition, Biggin Hill closes, cement mermaids & RAF leave centre at Penang.
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Short Summary
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Description
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Data
- Film ID:
- 3256.06
- Media URN:
- 90732
- Group:
- Documentaries
- Archive:
- British Pathé
- Issue Date:
- 1955
- Sound:
- Sound
- HD Format:
- Available on request
- Stock:
- Colour
- Duration:
- 00:09:38:00
- Time in/Out:
- 01:50:12:00 / 01:59:50:00
- Canister:
- Astra Gazette Number 4 (DOCS)
doreencamp-coffee says
In March 1957 I was one of the two airwomen featured in this film "RAF Leave Centre - Penang". This is only a clip (the beginning of a full length film) that your Pathe Pictorial film crew engaged in filming my friend Margaret (the blonde female!) in different locations on this very beautiful island in Malaysia. We were serving members of the WRAF on leave from our base at RAF Changi, Singapore. We were told that the film would be used for 'recruiting material' enticing young ladies of that day to join the WRAF, and would be shown at Cinemas in the UK. The ginger haired member of the film Crew only knew him as "Sandy" said that when we were repatriated to the UK after our tour of duty we would be able to make contact with Head Office in London and have the opportunity of seeing this film. I married and lived in Lincolnshire and have never had the pleasure of viewing this said film! I am now 81 yrs of age and would like my grandchildren to see it! Is it still in your Archives?
doreencamp-coffee says
I am grateful to you for reading this and would like to buy the film - in it's entirety - not just this small clip, which is just the very beginning of what I know was a full length film. Among the places we visited and were featured in the film was going up Penang Hill on the funicular railway, the views from which were stunning. We visited the "Waterfall Botanical Gardens" and also the famous Temples, one of which was "The Snake Temple" - it was fun and I've never forgotten the experience. I know the film was shown at our RAF Astra Cinema at Changi as a lot of folk told us they had seen us 'on the big screen' but alas neither Margaret or I saw the film. I am still in touch with Margaret after all of these years, and we made a return nostalgic trip to celebrate our 60th birthdays in 1995. My grandchildren I'm sure never believe that I was once a 21 year old with a slim waist prancing around on the beach and running into tropical waters! I do hope you can help my search? Thanks!