Australian Air Squadron Receives Visitors

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
41/70
Date Released
1 Sep 1941
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Vichy Men Leave Syria
  2. 2V in the Western Desert
  3. 3RAF "Late Arrivals" Club
  4. 4Mr Menzies Resigns
  5. 5Waterfront Fire in New York
  6. 6President Roosevelt Returns Home
  7. 7Australian Air Squadron Receives Visitors
  8. 8Fighting Pit
  9. *Oil Tanker Fire
  10. *Boulder Dam Tested
  11. *Men of Steel
  12. *Fire Drill in USA
  13. *Maryland Horse Race

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 8
Summary
Technicians engaged in the work of constructing the famous Sperry Gyroscopic instruments for aircraft are the guests of an Australian Squadron of Coastal Command. They are taken on a trip in a Sunderland flying boat, and to round off the visit the Sperry technicians present the Australian Squadron with an oak panel in which are mounted two souvenir instruments.
Keywords
Aviation; Military
Length of story (in feet)
110
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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