Canberra Bombers Visit Italy (1954)

Ciampino Airport, Rome, Italy. Cut story with Italian commentary. LS. Canberra landing and taxiing. LS. Crowds around Canberra including General Whitely, and Italian generals Cavallerini, Fattori and Unia. MS. RAF Crews. LS. The RAF Crews place wreaths on Unknown Warrior’s tomb. LS. Canberras in flight watched by crowds and Sir Ashley Clarke, KCMG, the British Ambassador in Italy. Lav. 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 well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.