News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

43/79

Date Released

4 Oct 1943

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Indians at Buckingham Palace
• 2. Glider Thrills
• 3. Newsbriefs
• 4. Macarthur in the South Pacific
• 5. Rome Bombed (Captured Film) & Italian Capitulation
• 6. Trailer: No Smoke Without Fire
• 7. Fleet Air Arm Co-Operation

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 7

Summary

MacArthur with two of his officers discusses plans for the destruction of Lae. He watches troops boarding transport planes, as a gigantic air fleet is assembled. Dakotas take off from a New Guinea base and MacArthur gets into his Fortress plane to watch mass parachute drop over Lae. Australians who have fought their way overland are joined by US airborne forces.

Keywords

Aviation; Military

Locations

Papua New Guinea; Lae

Length of story (in feet)

96

Story extras:

Film clip

Pathe Icon Pathé

Production Documents

• Commentary
• Shot List

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Phone

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Notes

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