King And Queen With The Ata (1942)

Titles read: “KING AND QUEEN WITH THE ATA“. Somewhere in Britain. High angle shots of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (Queen Mother) arriving at the headquarters of the Air Transport Auxiliary. They meet Miss Pauline Gower who commands the women’s branch and Commander D’Erlanger, the Chief of the Service. As the royals wander about an aircraft hangar and tarmac area, we are told the service delivers aircraft to RAF aerodromes all over the country and that many pilots have flown the Atlantic several times, bringing American bombers to Britain. The King and Queen are driven off in their car while people lining the route wave goodbye. 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