Convoy to Russia

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
42/79
Date Released
1 Oct 1942
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1On the Steps of St Paul’s
  2. 2Malta Receives George Cross
  3. 3Church and Social Problems
  4. 4Convoy to Russia

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
Large convoy of ships in Scandinavian waters en route to Russia. They are attacked by enemy planes. One of the convoy is hit and the cruiser "Scylla" takes survivors off the minesweeper "Harrier". When the convoy had passed the danger zone, the commander of the naval escort Rear-Admiral Burnett decided that the Scylla had better go on ahead with the survivors. So he is put in breeches buoy and transferred to a destroyer.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Aviation; Navy; Military
Locations
Baltic Sea
Length of story (in feet)
254
Story extras:
Film clip
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Notes
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