Water Wasps

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
42/38
Date Released
11 May 1942
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Launch of Half a Ship
  2. 2RH Knickerbocker
  3. 3Solemn Pledge Redeemed in Abyssinia
  4. 4US Troops on the Move
  5. 5Submarines in Mediterranean
  6. *New Parachute Tested
  7. *Water Wasps
  8. *Baby Boxers
  9. *Speedway Derby
  10. *Mud Stakes
  11. *Dundalk’s First Cup

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary
Speedboats at speed off the coast of America during trials. They are called Water Wasps and are a type of MTB which will patrol the coastal waters.
Local distribution only
Dublin release only
Keywords
Navy; Military
Locations
Caribbean Sea
Length of story (in feet)
47
Story extras:
Film clip
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Phone
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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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