Newsbriefs

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
43/77
Date Released
27 Sep 1943
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Battle of the Skies
  2. 2Newsbriefs
  3. 3Churchill Stops and Buys One
  4. 4Eisenhower Inspects

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
Chinese coolies at work constructing airfield using primitive methods. [56 ft] Axis aircraft litters the bombed airfield at Calabria. [30 ft] Veteran British anti-aircraft gunners in New York parade past Mayor La Guardia on Broadway. [47 ft] A US 8th Air Force HQ are hosts to some 60 Chelsea Pensioners who witness the "Beat the Retreat" ceremony. [80 ft]
Keywords
War veterans; Politics and government; Aviation; Older people; War damage; Military
Locations
United States of America; China; United Kingdom; Calabria
Length of story (in feet)
213
Story extras:
Film clip
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Name
British Pathe Ltd
Email
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Web
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Phone
0207 665 8340
Address
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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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