Dakar - World’s Record Deep Sea Dive

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
54/16
Date Released
22 Feb 1954
Date covered
18 Feb 1954
Length of issue (in feet)
697
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
Two French Naval officers plunge 2.5 miles into the Atlantic in their bathyscaphe - a new world record.
Keywords
Exploration and explorers
Locations
Dakar; Senegal
Footage sources
Library
Pathe Journal
Credits:
Camera
Norman William Roper
Length of story (in feet)
111
Story extras:
Film clip
Production Documents

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How to cite this record

'Dakar - World’s Record Deep Sea Dive', Pathe News Issue No. 54/16, 22 Feb 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/105730 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)