Australian Air Mail Plane Crashes

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
133A
Date Released
24 Dec 1931
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Unlucky Tommies Miss Christmas
  2. 2Crack Riders Give Fearless Display
  3. 3Australian Air Mail Plane Crashes
  4. 4Australia Has Its Bisley Meeting
  5. 5French President Gives Christmas Party
  6. 6Winston Churchill Arrives to Lecture

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Australian Air Mail Plane Crashes. DESCRIPTION: On eve of return flight to Sydney, Kingsford Smith’s "Southern Star" comes to grief at Swanbry [sic]. SHOTLIST: Various shots of crashed plane and wreckage. Onlookers standing around.
Keywords
Aviation; Postal services; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Swanley
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
1572
Length of story (in feet)
50
Story extras:
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