Neville Duke Gets Gold Plaque (1953)

Unused / unissued material - dates and locations unclear or unknown. Park Lane, London - December 1953. C/U of gold plaque and certificate to be presented to Neville Duke, test pilot for De Havilland. Neville Duke is seen talking to guests, including Mr Vagn Christenen of Scandinavian Airlines. Duke is presented with the plaque by Mr Christenen. They shake hands and Duke looks at the plaque with Mr Christenen and others present at the ceremony. Note: Duke broke several air speed records in 1953 so presumably that is what the plaque is for. 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 Paramo