Mercy Flights To Dien

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
54/39
Date Released
24 May 1954
Date covered
18 May 1954
Length of issue (in feet)
691
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Summary
In Indo-China, helicopters bring back the first 8 men to be evacuated from Dien Bien Phu. Aerial scenes of the fortress show the bombed airstrip.
Keywords
Health and medicine; Colonialism; Independence movements; Casualties
Locations
French Indochina
Footage sources
Pathe Journal
Credits:
Camera
Norman William Roper
Story extras:
Film clip
Production Documents

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Notes
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'Mercy Flights To Dien', Pathe News Issue No. 54/39, 24 May 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/105834 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)