The Flying Bomb

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
44/54
Date Released
6 Jul 1944
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Summary
Mr and Mrs Churchill visit anti-aircraft gun sites which are tackling flying bombs. Mr Churchill in uniform as Colonel of the Royal Sussex Regiment is seen with daughter Mary who is in the ATS as a plotter. Flying bomb in flight and then wreckage of crashed V1s is seen. Lancaster over northern France bombing V1 sites. The King and Queen at a Rest Centre visit homeless made so by the bombs.
Keywords
Royalty; Politics and government; Weapons; Aviation; War damage; Military
Length of story (in feet)
147
Story extras:
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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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'The Flying Bomb', Pathe Gazette Issue No. 44/54, 6 Jul 1944. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/100420 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)