New Mascot For Parachute Team (1968)

Unissued / Unused material - Abingdon, Berkshire. Various shots of Fred the Falcon, mascot of the RAF Falcons Parachute Team. He sits of the hand of Royal Air Force Parachutist Pete Davis, and poses with the Falcon Team prior to a jump. (Orig. Neg.) Old record suggests material dates from around 08/05/1968. 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 news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.