New Colours For 600 Squadron (1953)

Unissued, unused material. Buckingham Palace, London. Presentation of Squadron Standard by Queen Mother to 600 City of London Squadron RAAF. Various shots people watching from behind a cordon. L, S Queen Mother approaching dais from the Palace. Various shots Queen Mother inspecting the parade and then returning to the dais. Various shots Queen Mother presenting the standard. Queen Mother steps up to the microphone and makes speech (natural sound): It was to mark the 25th anniversary of the formation of the Royal Air Force that the King in 1943 gave his approval and he awarded a standard to every squadron that had completed twenty five years service. I know that it was his wish that my squadron, No. 600, should come to Buckingham Palace, to receive their standard. I am very mindful too of the care and the craftsmanship of the ground crew, for in a new field of engineering they have never failed in the services upon which the safety of their pilots depends. Your squadron, formed in 1925, has