De Havilland Killed after Setting Record

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

1627

Date Released

3 Oct 1946

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Trailer: "Old Age Pensions"
2. 2Ike Back on "Queen Mary"
3. 3De Havilland Killed after Setting Record
4. 4Wild West Comes to New York
5. 5The Verdict of Mankind

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

Ace test pilot takes off on final check-up flight on which he lost life.

Keywords

Aviation; Accidents and disasters

Library number

15670

Length of story (in feet)

76

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Film Archive

Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

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Notes

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