German Flying Officers Arrive At Croydon (1937)

Title reads: “Croydon“. Croydon, Greater London. German flying officers arrive at Croydon Aerodrome. L/S of passenger aeroplane landing. Various shots of German officers getting out of plane. The officers are guests of the Air Council and are led by Air Secretary General Milch. We see RAF (Royal Air Force) Air Marshal Pierce welcoming the officers. Among the German party is “famous war ace“ Major General Udet. According to narrator this is second part of German-British exchange: earlier in the year a party of British Air Force officers was entertained in Germany. Note: see also story titled GERMAN OFFICERS VISIT MILDENHALL, also in 37/84. 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