The Flying Bomb

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
44/54
Date Released
6 Jul 1944
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Squeezing the Nazis Out of Normandy
  2. 2The Flying Bomb
  3. 3Careless Talk - Trailer

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Summary
Mr and Mrs Churchill visit anti-aircraft gun sites which are tackling flying bombs. Mr Churchill in uniform as Colonel of the Royal Sussex Regiment is seen with daughter Mary who is in the ATS as a plotter. Flying bomb in flight and then wreckage of crashed V1s is seen. Lancaster over northern France bombing V1 sites. The King and Queen at a Rest Centre visit homeless made so by the bombs.
Keywords
Royalty; Politics and government; Weapons; Aviation; War damage; Military
Length of story (in feet)
147
Story extras:
Film clip
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British Pathe Ltd
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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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