Our "Navy of the Air"

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

1443

Super Issue No.

27/84

Date Released

20 Oct 1927

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1South of England Angling Championship
2. 2A Rattling Good Show
3. 3Our "Navy of the Air"
4. 4A Wonderful Solo Flight
5. 5Dairy Show with No Cattle
6. 6Racing Borzois Next?
7. 7Like a Page from the Past!
8. 8The Amazing American Airwoman
9. *A Royal Hustler!
10. *Honours Even!
11. *Honours Even!

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 8

Summary

4 giant all-metal RAF flying boats leave for Empire Air Cruise of 25,000 miles to last over a year. This flight marks an epoch as important in aviation as the change from sail to steam on the sea.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Aviation; Military

Locations

Plymouth

Credits:

Commentator

Thomas F. Scales

Story extras:

Film clip

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Name

British Pathe Ltd

Email

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Web

https://www.britishpathe.com/

Phone

0207 665 8340

Address

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Notes

Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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