News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Universal News

Issue

Issue No.

75

Date Released

30 Mar 1931

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. British Girls Win Triangular Cross Country Race
• 2. Record Glider Flight
• 3. A Tour of Famous Artists’ Studios
• 4. French President Visits Agricultural Show
• 5. HRH the Prince of Wales Opens British Exhibition in Buenos Aires
• 6. The Grand National Steeplechase 1931
• 7. His Majesty the King

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 7

Summary

Engineless plane remains in air for three hours.

Researcher Comments

The name of the glider pilot is is Wolf Hirth.

Keywords

Aviation

Locations

New York; United States of America

Length of story (in feet)

103

Story extras:

Production Documents

• Commentary

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Film Archive

Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

Email

info@screenocean.com

Web

http://reuters.screenocean.com/

Phone

+44(0)1954 262052

Address

124 Horseferry Road,
London
SW1P 2TX

Notes

British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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