Terrible Disaster to R38. Giant Airship Wrecked, Falls in Flames into the River at Hull

Series

Series Name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.

1088

Date Released

25 Aug 1921

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Duke of Connaught Opens Gala in Aid of Church Army Motherless Children’s Homes, at Ascot
2. 2'King Orry’ Ashore. Isle of Man Passengers Thrilling Experience on New Brighton Shore
3. 3Hound Trials at Windermere. Laying the Trail with Aniseed. in Full Cry
4. 4President Harding at Pilgrims Tercentenary at Plymouth, Mass, USA
5. 5London Hospital Fete. Trotting Machine Meeting at Parsloes Park
6. 6Spanish Disaster in Morocco. General Sylvester Who Committed Suicide after the Defeat of His Army by the Moors
7. 7Terrible Disaster to R38. Giant Airship Wrecked, Falls in Flames into the River at Hull

Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 7

Summary

Wreckage of airship.

Researcher Comments

Newsfilm Online footage has two versions with the same library number (1 min 10 secs and 43 secs).

Keywords

Aviation; Fires; Accidents and disasters

Library number GR

5000

Length of story (in feet)

71

Story extras:

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