News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

70A

Date Released

9 Oct 1930

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. The R101 Tragedy: Survivors of the R101
• 2. The R101 Tragedy: Eye Witness Story
• 3. The R101 Tragedy: French Pay Full Military Honours
• 4. The R101 Tragedy: Mr Tardieu Among Mourners
• 5. The R101 Tragedy: Coffins at Boulogne
• 6. The R101 Tragedy: Heroes of the R101 Return to England

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 6

Section Title

The R101 Tragedy

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Coffins at Boulogne - (R101). DESCRIPTION: The coffins are transferred to the Tribune and Tempest. SHOTLIST: Aerial shot of quayside with two ships moored side by side. Train pulls into station and coffins are taken aboard ship.

Researcher Comments

Commentator [in plane] "We are now flying over Boulogne Harbour and you can see the crowds on the quayside next to the destroyers Tempest and Tribune." [Boom] "Listen, that must be the first of the cannonade in honour of the dead."

Keywords

Ships and boats; Aviation; Railways; Aircraft; Death; Accidents and disasters

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

890

Story extras:

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