Cranwell Graduation Day (1951)

Title reads: “Astra Gazette Special Edition. Graduation Parade of No 53 entry and No 4 (E&S) Entry at The RAF College Cranwell“. Royal Air Force College Cranwell, Lincolnshire. GV of Cranwell building. VS of rows of chairs outside. VS of cadets making preparations for guests - moving chairs, vacuuming red carpet. MS Cadets being checked out before the parade. GV of gates of College - cars and pedestrians start to arrive. Good shot through gates of College with people walking up to it. VS of guests taking their seats. Seats being filled. Cadet with family. CU RAF senior officers: Air Vice Marshall G. E. Nicholetts (Senior Air Staff Officer Coastal Command), AVM G. R. C. Spencer AOC No. 19 Group, Coastal Commander Sir Leslie Hollinghurst (Air Member for Personnel) with Lady Embry, pan to Sir Basil Embry of Fighter Command. Top shot cadets marching on parade ground. Crowd watching. Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) arrives and walks towards camera with Air Commodore Sinclair, commande