Ouma Presents Wings (1940-1949)

Title reads: “African Mirror No 212 - “Ouma“ Presents Wings“. South Africa. Several shots of women’s band marching in front of the troops of airmen who are about to get their wings. Mrs Smuts, wife of the Prime Minister of South Africa, General Smuts, arrives to air base to present the wings to new pilots. Several shots of the parade. Various shots of Mrs Smuts presenting wings to new airmen. More shots of the parade. Mrs Smuts is presented with flowers and the new pilots give her three cheers. 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 we