R 101 Disaster

Series

Series Name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.

2039

Date Released

6 Oct 1930

Date Other

5 Oct 1930

Stories in this Issue:

1. 2Airman’s Amazing Escape!
2. 3Mussolini... Before Breakfast!
3. 4Pit Disaster Near Walsall
4. 4R 101 Disaster
5. 5They Call It The "Goose Fair"!
6. *Inventions Exhibition At Central Hall
7. *Founder Of The Sunday School
8. *In Memory Of Lord Birkenhead
9. *Impressive Scenes At Charlton, Oxfordshire

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Story

Summary

NfO synopsis: Scenes of the R. 101 disaster in Beauvais, France, taken the dawn after the nighttime tragedy. France honours the victims of the crash and sends them home from Boulogne on British warships.

Keywords

Aircraft; Accidents and disasters

Written sources

Newsfilm Online

Library number GR

16745

Length of story (in feet)

301

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