Airplane Christening - England (1935)

Unused / unissued material - no paperwork - dates unclear or unknown. England. Views of an aeroplane being christened in a hanger. The fuselage is draped with a Union Jack flag and a bottle is hung from its propellor. The man doing the christening / blessing smashes the bottle with a small hammer. The flag is removed to show that the plane is named ’The County of Monmouth’. CU of men standing by plane. 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 P