News Flashes - Stop Press: Jet Air Liner

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

1817

Date Released

29 Jul 1948

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Star British Divers Strike Olympic Form
2. 2Enborne Valley Says Stop Dam Scheme
3. 3News Flashes - Stop Press: Jet Air Liner
4. 4News Flashes - Stop Press: Artists’ Paintings for Sale
5. 5News Flashes - Stop Press: Tour De France Cycle Race
6. 6Dramatic Wins Stewards’ Cup
7. 7C of I Trailer: "Industrial Accidents"

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 7

Section Title

News Flashes - Stop Press

Summary

Vickers-Viking does London-Paris flight in thirty-four minutes. Pictures show near-disaster as tyre on undercarriage bursts at Heathrow on plane’s return.

Keywords

Aviation; Accidents and disasters

Library number

17068

Length of story (in feet)

73

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Film Archive

Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

Email

info@screenocean.com

Web

http://reuters.screenocean.com/

Phone

+44(0)1954 262052

Address

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London
SW1P 2TX

Notes

British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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