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Airliner Crashes in Atlantic

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
56/87
Date Released
29 Oct 1956
Length of issue (in feet)
713
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Bader in Australia
  2. 2New Barge for the Queen
  3. 3Furs For The Not-So-Rich
  4. 4Airliner Crashes in Atlantic
  5. 5Union Chief Talks to Employees
  6. 6Show for the Visiting Firemen

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
On-the-spot pictures of an airliner ditching near the US coast, and the rescuing of her passengers
Keywords
Aviation; Accidents and disasters
Locations
United States of America
Footage sources
Library
Metrotone
Credits:
Commentator
Robert C. Danvers Walker
Cutter
Ron Fowler
Length of story (in feet)
81
Story extras:
Film clip

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Web
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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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