Comet Inquiry

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
54/83
Date Released
25 Oct 1954
Date covered
21 Oct 1954
Length of issue (in feet)
674
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Hurricane Kills 160
  2. 2Suez Treaty Signed
  3. 3Comet Inquiry
  4. 4Queen Mother Leaves For US
  5. *Queen And Duke In Lancashire

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
Pictures taken at Farnborough show the extensive tests-to-destruction carried out to solve the mystery of the Comet airliner which crashed last January
Keywords
Aviation; Accidents and disasters
Locations
London; Farnborough
Footage sources
Library
Ministry of Supply
Credits:
Camera
John Rudkin
Camera
Norman William Roper
Length of story (in feet)
243
Story extras:
Film clip
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British Pathe Ltd
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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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