News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.

49/43

Date Released

30 May 1949

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. King Honours Welsh Guards
• 2. Young Farmers Scare off Mr Crow
• 3. Tom Eastwood Strikes Coal - 400,000,000 Tons
• 4. Stars on Parade
• 5. Stars on Parade
• 6. Welsh Airlift Ends in Crash
• 7. Machine Age Solves Baby Problem

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 7

Summary

Exclusive Pathe News pictures of the helicopter crash in the Welsh mountains, which brought to an end a cement-carrying air-lift employed to build a new dam.

Keywords

Aviation; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Wales; Croesor Valley; Festiniog

Credits:

Camera

Robert Kenneth Leslie Gordon

Length of story (in feet)

133

Story extras:

Film clip

Pathe Icon Pathé

Production Documents

• Commentary
• Shot List

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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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