England

Series

Series Name

World Pictorial News

Issue

Issue No.

246

Date Released

21 Jan 1946

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1India
2. 2England
3. 3Empire Pool, Wembley
4. 4Japan
5. 5Vienna Today

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

The aircraft carrier Ocean. The use of jet aircraft on carriers. One of the navy’s new de Havilland Vampires takes off from the flight deck for the first time.

Keywords

Aviation; Navy; Military

Credits:

Commentator

Robert Noble

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive

Email

film@iwm.org.uk

Web

http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/film

Phone

020 7416 5291

Fax

020 7416 5379

Address

Lambeth Road
London SE1 6HZ

Notes

The IWM also preserves the original nitrate film copies for the World War II period of British Paramount News, Gaumont British News and Universal News.

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