Queen Visits A-Bomb Base (1956)

Marham, Norfolk. LS. & MS. Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh riding past Valiant bombers and their crews. Valiants would be the ones to drop the A-bomb if needed. Travelling shot, past Valiant bombers and their crews. LS. Queen and Duke standing beneath Valiant inspecting. MS. Queen and Prince Philip inspecting air-intakes. MS. Queen and Duke looking below from parapet. MS. Queen and Duke looking at man sitting in ejector seat (both looking amused). LS. Airmen and their families looking on. CU. Queen wearing sunglasses, looking towards sky, standing with VIP’s. Ground to air, fly past of Canberras and Valiants. (Lav.) (Orig.N.) FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the ne