News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

1862

Date Released

3 Jan 1949

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. First Pictures Greenland Air Rescue Attempt
• 2. News in Flashes: Stop Press: French Atomic Pile
• 3. News in Flashes: Stop Press: Irish Bill Signed
• 4. News in Flashes: Stop Press: Kitty Hawk Plane
• 5. News in Flashes: Stop Press: Run on Shanghai Bank
• 6. News in Flashes: Stop Press: Magna Carta
• 7. News in Flashes: Stop Press: Miss France Elected
• 8. New Drug Will Abolish African Cattle Scourge (Exclusive)

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 8

Summary

Graphic pictures show two wrecked aircraft and men on icecap 8,000 feet above sea level. Shortly after these pictures were taken the third rescue attempt succeeded.

Keywords

Environment; Aviation; Accidents and disasters

Library number

17415

Length of story (in feet)

103

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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

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London
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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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