News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.

49/33

Date Released

25 Apr 1949

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. King Receives Commonwealth Statesmen
• 2. Sweets Freed at Last: Yum-Yum
• 3. Where is Richard Swann?
• 4. They Fly 727 Hours Non-Stop
• 5. Eire Leaves the Empire
• 6. Yoyo Wins the Great Met

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 6

Summary

Two Americans achieve the strangest record of the year - for 727 hours they have not set foot on earth but have stayed aloft in their tiny single-engined plane.

Keywords

Curiosities; Aviation

Locations

California; Fullerton

Footage sources

Pathe New York

Length of story (in feet)

77

Story extras:

Film clip

Pathe Icon Pathé

Production Documents

• Commentary
• Shot List

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Film Archive

Name

British Pathe Ltd

Email

info@britishpathe.com

Web

https://www.britishpathe.com/

Phone

0207 665 8340

Address

3.29 Canterbury Court
1-3 Brixton Road
London
SW9 6DE

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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