Royal Inspection Of Balloon Barrage (1939)

Full titles read “ROYAL INSPECTION OF BALLOON BARRAGE“ Various shots of King George VI (Duke of York / Prince Albert) and Queen Elizabeth (Duchess of York / Queen Mother) accompanied by the American ambassador Joseph P Kennedy, the Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and Helena Victoria inspecting a balloon barrage base in Hook (not sure of the county, there are several places of the same name across the country). L/S’s of balloons being inflated and floated. 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 e