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Seven Chute Jump

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
55/43
Date Released
30 May 1955
Length of issue (in feet)
699
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Duke Visits Royal Marines
  2. 2Seven Chute Jump
  3. 3Spelling Bee
  4. 4Conservatives Are Back

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
A French taxi driver sets a new aerial record - by using seven parachutes in turn in a 1,200 metres jump.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Aviation; Stunts
Locations
France
Footage sources
Pathe Journal
Credits:
Cutter
George Clark
Camera
Norman William Roper
Length of story (in feet)
69
Story extras:
Film clip

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Phone
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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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