Minesweeper Shoots Down Raider

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
40/95
Date Released
25 Nov 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Raid Damage Clear Up
  2. 2Minesweeper Shoots Down Raider
  3. 3Necessity - The Mother of Invention
  4. 4Army Helps G.P.O.
  5. 5More Italian Prisoners
  6. 6Sweeping the Seas
  7. 7South African Children Welcome Evacuees
  8. 8The Tragedy of Coventry

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 8
Summary
HMS Swansea, now a minesweeper, once a paddle steamer, shot down a German raider which was about to attack her.
Keywords
Aviation; Navy; Military
Length of story (in feet)
43
Story extras:
Film clip
Production Documents

• You may need to login in to external websites.

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
British Pathe Ltd
Email
info@britishpathe.com
Web
https://www.britishpathe.com/
Phone
0207 665 8340
Address
3.29 Canterbury Court
1-3 Brixton Road
London
SW9 6DE
Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
Series held
View all series held by British Pathe Ltd

Record Stats

This record has been viewed 99 times.