RAF Rescue Boats

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
41/29
Date Released
10 Apr 1941
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1General Smuts Visits an Outpost
  2. 2Sensational Table Tennis
  3. 3Their Majesties Tour
  4. 4Addis Ababa is in Our Hands
  5. 5Salvage from the Sea
  6. 6Dreadnought of the Air
  7. 7RAF Rescue Boats
  8. 8Polish Airmen and Their President

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 8
Summary
RAF rescue branch which operates along our coast. When a call comes through that a plane has met with some trouble the rescue boats get under way immediately. The dinghy is spotted and the men picked up, where they are given a tot of rum and a cigarette.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Aviation; Accidents and disasters; Military
Locations
English Channel
Length of story (in feet)
99
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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