Princess Elizabeth christens new BOAC plane at Heathrow airport.
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Short Summary
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Description
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Data
- Film ID:
- 2373.06
- Media URN:
- 66518
- Group:
- Unissued unused
- Archive:
- British Pathé
- Issue Date:
- Sound:
- Sound
- HD Format:
- Available on request
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Duration:
- 00:01:21:00
- Time in/Out:
- 01:25:54:00 / 01:27:15:00
- Canister:
- UN 1718 B
Unknown user says
The christening ceremony seen here took place on 21 January 1947.
The aircraft is an Avro Tudor I.
A short magazine article of the era, reporting on the ceremony, can be found here....
http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchi
ve/view/1947/1947 - 0171.html