Aviation Meeting - Nice. Balloon Bombarded and Fired by Fighting ‘Planes’

Series

Series Name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.

1154

Date Released

13 Apr 1922

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Aviation Meeting - Nice. Balloon Bombarded and Fired by Fighting ‘Planes’
2. 2Bradfield College Sports. Main Feature Steeplechase
3. 3London Scottish Record. Full Pack, Marched from London HQ to Brighton, Just Under 14 Hours
4. 4World’s Largest Ship. White Star Liner ‘Majestic’ 56,000 Ton Arrives. Southampton. (Formerly German Liner ‘Bismarck’)
5. 5Ireland 8 V France 3 at Dublin. Ireland’s 1st Win

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

Balloon, planes overhead; balloon falling, Nice Harbour - town in background; parachute descends 2,000ft into sea. Rescue ships.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Aviation

Library number GR

5632

Length of story (in feet)

53

Story extras:

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