Australian Air Mail Plane Crashes

Series

Series Name
British Movietone Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
99A
Date Released
21 Dec 1931
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Winston Churchill Arrives to Lecture
  2. 2Australian Air Mail Plane Crashes
  3. 3Crack Riders Give Fearless Display
  4. 4Unlucky Tommies Miss Christmas

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
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)
75
Story extras:
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