Gathering Up the Wreckage

Series

Series Name

Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

263-1

Date Released

6 Sep 1916

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Zeppelin Destroyed
2. 2Gathering Up the Wreckage
3. 3Fate of Other Zepps
4. 4The Captured Crew

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

[1ST SUBTITLE]: "The debris being carefully gathered up and loaded on to lorries, every fragment is of value in reconstructing the craft." Continuation of above item. Two shots of men pushing large roll of twisted wire. Men loading twisted metal of a heavier type on to a lorry which then drives away. Men seated on metal at back of lorry posing for the camera. [2ND SUBTITLE]: "A collection of souvenirs of the destroyed Zeppelin. The cartridge cases were exploded by the terrific heat". Small parts laid out on newspaper.

Keywords

Aviation; Military

Length of story (in feet)

98

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Film Archive

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British Film Institute (BFI)

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Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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