General Smuts At Hendon (1914-1918)

General Smuts at Hendon, Greater London. Aviation. South Africa is presented with a battle aeroplane by the Imperial Air Fleet Committee. Ceremony at Hendon; England. Representing South Africa is the Boer General Jan Smuts; during World War One serving on the Imperial war Cabinet (along with British generals he had previously fought). Then; pan on group of men standing by aeroplane. CU Smuts being given a flag with Union Jack on top; words below. He examines flag. 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