’formidable’ Comes Home (1946)

Item title reads - ’Formidable’ comes home. Portsmouth, Hampshire. Various shots as aircraft carrier ’Formidable’ sails into Portsmouth harbour. Various shots of crowds on the quayside waving. C/U of the funnels of the ship with siren blowing, pan down it. Various shots crew onboard. L/S pennant flying. L/S crowds waving. M/S as crowds walk up gangplank. M/S sailor kissing wife and mother. M/S of another holding baby. M/S family. M/S Captain Anthony Kimmins walking down gangplank. M/S of him in front of microphone where he makes a speech about the ship and crew, and remembers those left behind. FILM ID:1504.3 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