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The Loch Ness Monster Caught at Last

Date released

11 Jan 1934

Series name

Universal News

Issue no

366

NoS ID

140149

Story no

4 / 12

Extras

1 commentary sheet

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Cobb Set for Water Record

Date released

4 Sep 1952

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

2245

NoS ID

043906

Story no

2 / 6

John Cobb sees boat "Crusader" arrive by road. Put into water it passes buoyancy test.

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Cobb 140 MPH on Trial Run

Date released

8 Sep 1952

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

2246

NoS ID

043912

Story no

2 / 8

Duchess of Gloucester and young Princes pay surprise visit to speed King’s headquarters before successful trial run.

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Cobb Tests the Crusader

Date released

8 Sep 1952

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

52/73

NoS ID

104925

Story no

3 / 4

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 shot list

On Loch Ness, John Cobb, "The Fastest Man on Earth" puts his new jet-boat "Crusader’ through its paces before attempting to smash the water record.

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Cobb’s Fatal Speed Attempt

Date released

2 Oct 1952

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1217A

NoS ID

018099

Story no

6 / 6

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cobb’s Fatal Speed Attempt. DESCRIPTION: John Cobb’s fatal run in Crusader was made only a few days after he had been visited by the Queen Mother at Loch Ness. It was just as he had...

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Pathe News Special: John Cobb Dies

Date released

2 Oct 1952

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

52/80

NoS ID

104962

Story no

5 / 5

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 shot list

In an attempt to bring the world’s water speed record back to Britain, speed-king John Cobb is killed in his jet-boat, "Crusader". Pathe News cameraman Jock Gemmell secured graphic pictures of the tragic...

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John Cobb Memorial

Date released

5 Oct 1953

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1270

NoS ID

018795

Story no

4 / 12

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: John Cobb Memorial Unveiled. DESCRIPTION: Beside Loch Ness, a memorial to the late John Cobb has been erected by the people of Glen Urquhart. The monument was unveiled by his sister,...

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Out For A Catch

Date released

1960

Series name

Look At Life

Issue no

84

NoS ID

349708

Story no

1 / 1

BFI synopsis: Takes a look at angling - both coarse and fly fishing - and also at some of the problems facing fish in rivers from modern features such as hydro-electric dams and pollution. It opens with a...

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Loch Ness - Monsters with an Appetite

Date released

28 Sep 1964

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1843

NoS ID

025690

Story no

1 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Loch Ness - Monsters With An Appetite. DESCRIPTION: After a 230 mile sea journey, these monster digesters had been towed down the Caledonian Canal and through Loch Ness to Corpach...

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(Untitled record)

Date released

13 Jul 1969

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

69/57

NoS ID

113658

Story no

2 / 5

Extras

1 film clip

The monster hunt goes on. One-man submarines, electronic devices, all the latest scientific equipment - it seems that the days of secret seclusion for the monster - or monsters - are numbered.

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