Fighter Station’s 600th Victim

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
40/99
Date Released
9 Dec 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Wanted ... A Loud Speaker
  2. 2Czech Troops Receive Colours
  3. 3Bombed and Torpedoed ... But Safe
  4. 4Real "Sports"
  5. 5Fighter Station’s 600th Victim
  6. 6South Africa’s Commander in Chief
  7. 7Making the Best of Things

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 7
Summary
Pilots at a fighter station subscribed to a pool to be won by the man who brought down the station’s 600th enemy plane, and the two who share the sweepstake are Pilot Officer Stevens DFC and Flight Lieutenant Mungo-Parke DFC and bar.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Aviation; Military
Locations
England; United Kingdom
Length of story (in feet)
100
Story extras:
Film clip

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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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