His Majesty Visits Aircraft Factories (1937)

Full title reads: “His Majesty visits aircraft factories“. Location of events unknown. King George VI (formerly Prince Albert, Duke of York) visits Vickers Aviation, Hawker Aircraft Limited and Handley-Page factories. Various shots of King visiting aircraft factories. We see him inspecting aeroplanes being built. Aeroplanes include Wellesley Long Range Bombers and Hawker Hurricane Fighters. At the Handley-Page Factory, the King is guided around by Mr Handley Page (“one of the most famous names in aircraft history“) Various shots of King leaving factory. He gets into car and is driven away. Crowds of factory workers cheer enthusiastically. 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,