News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.

56/18

Date Released

1 Mar 1956

Length of issue (in feet)

662

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Indian Moslems Celebrate
• 2. News Flashes: Skating In Paris
• 3. News Flashes: Army Use TV
• 4. News Flashes: Malayan Police On Parade
• 5. Britain’s Guided Missile
• 6. Rugby Football: Ireland v Scotland
• *Duke of Edinburgh Visits HMAS Melbourne

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 6

Summary

First pictures of Britain’s new air-toair guided missile - the Fairey "Fireflash" - in action, destroying a pilotless target plane

Keywords

Weapons

Locations

England

Footage sources

Central Office of Information

Credits:

Camera

Norman William Roper

Length of story (in feet)

141

Story extras:

Film clip

Pathe Icon Pathé

Production Documents

• Commentary
• Ephemera
• Shot List

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This series is held by:

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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