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Atlantic Night Attempt

Date released

13 Oct 1930

Series name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue no

2041

NoS ID

384066

Extras

1 film clip

NfO synopsis: Atlantic fliers Capt. Errol Boyd and Lieut. Harry Connor arrive at Croydon in their ‘Columbia’ monoplane after a trans-Atlantic flight from Newfoundland.

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No More Road Trips?: A Dream Ride Through 20th Century America Made from Home Movies (2013)

Producer

Rick Prelinger

Subject

American Studies; Social Studies

A dream ride through 20th-century America made entirely from home movies, asks whether we’ve come to the end of the open road. Have we reached "peak travel"? Can we still find fortune (and ourselves) on...

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Richard Branson breaks Atlantic crossing record (1986)

Genre

Interview; News report; Speech

Report on Richard Branson’s successful attempt to break the record for crossing the Atlantic, in his boat, the Virgin Atlantic Challenger. Covers the boat’s arrival in the Isles of Scilly, the people’s...

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Rear Admiral Sir Raymond Lie-Go talks about military operations (1982)

Rear Admiral Sir Raymond Lie-Go with Barney Jones after the taking of South Georgia on how the task force is equipped to cope with the South Atlantic. One of Britain’s most distinguished former naval...

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Virgin Atlantic challenge (1986)

A documentary about the Virgin Atlantic Challenger. In 1986 Richard Branson launched a power new boat designed to be the fastest boat to cross the Atlantic. It is part of a promotional campaign trying to...

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Richard Branson on his cross-Atlantic voyage (1986)

Genre

Interview

Richard Branson on his completion of his record-breaking cross-Atlantic voyage. He talks about the bad moments on the crossing, the dispute over the Blue Riband and the Hales Trophy, and plans for future...

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Tom McClean crosses Atlantic (1983)

Genre

Interview

Interview with adventurer Tom McClean, following the completion of his single-handed 3000-mile voyage across the Atlantic in the world’s smallest yacht. (Scottish) male interviewer not identified.

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Atlantic air balloon crossing fails (1977)

Genre

Interview; News report

Ben Abruzzo is interviewed on his aborted Atlantic crossing by air balloon. He landed in the sea near Iceland, on top of a basking shark. Interviewer not identified.

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Richard Noble on Atlantic crossing record attempt (1989)

Genre

Interview

The holder of the world land speed record, Richard Noble, talks about leading a team which will attempt to make the fastest ever crossing of the Atlantic. Male interviewer not identified.

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Our Life Line Across the Atlantic

Date released

1 May 1941

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

41/35

NoS ID

098742

Story no

2 / 8

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

The never ending line of ships that constantly cross the Atlantic with supplies of food and weapons. The destination of the particular convoy is Gibraltar.

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