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Journalists released from Argentina (1982)

Genre

Press conference; Interview

Press interview at Gatwick Airport on his arrival back in the UK, with Simon Winchester, one of 3 British reporters accused of spying by the Argentine authorities during the Falklands war. Ian Mather and...

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(Untitled record)

Date released

25 Dec 1969

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

69/104

NoS ID

113943

Story no

1 / 6

Extras

1 film clip

The start of the London-Sydney Air Race had been delayed 24-hours because of bad weather, but eventually pilots from 16 nations took off on the start of their 12,000 mile journey to a Christmas in the sunshine.

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Iraq hostages return to the UK (1990)

Genre

News report; Interview

Sophie Dekker reports from Gatwick Airport on the return of 38 sick and elderly British hostages from Iraq out of 200 who had been held since the invasion of Kuwait, following negotiations by former Prime...

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Heliport

Date released

2 Jan 1956

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

053

NoS ID

120135

Story no

1 / 3

Extras

1 film clip

NoS Summary - Captain John Crewdson demonstrates the new Augusta-Bell 45G helicopter. Also shows the helicopter being guided into a teleporter, an adaptation of an RAF trailer which can carry the helicopter...

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(Untitled record)

Date released

9 Jan 1969

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

69/4

NoS ID

113402

Story no

1 / 6

Extras

1 film clip

50 died when an Afghanistan Boeing 727 smashed into a house while making an approach to the Sussex airport in dense fog. Two of the victims where in the house, but miraculously their baby daughter was...

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New Airport Opened at Gatwick

Date released

8 Jun 1936

Series name

Pathe Super Sound Gazette

Issue no

36/46

NoS ID

093516

Story no

2 / 10

Extras

1 film clip

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Disaster Weekend

Date released

9 Jan 1969

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2066A

NoS ID

027698

Story no

1 / 3

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Disaster Weekend. DESCRIPTION: Amazing that no more than five people died in the rail crash at Marden in Kent, between an Express and a parcels train, on the same line in thick fog....

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Iraq hostages return to the UK (1990)

Genre

News report; Interview

Mark Phillips reports on the return through Gatwick Airport of 38 sick and elderly British hostages from Iraq out of 200 who had been held since the invasion of Kuwait, following negotiations by former Prime...

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Miss London Airports 1974

Date released

25 Feb 1974

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2334

NoS ID

030248

Story no

2 / 3

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Miss London Airport. DESCRIPTION: This contest, which is an annual event, was held at Heathrow Airport and won by Miss Chris Omar - Miss British Airways. SHOTLIST: GV London Airport. SV...

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Nurse Daphne Parish released from Iraqi prison (1990)

Genre

Interview; News report; Speech; Vox pop

Nurse Daphne Parish speaks for the first time on her way back to Gatwick Airport following her release from prison in Iraq. Zambian President, Kenneth Kaunda, who helped secure Parish’s release by speaking...

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