News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

2390

Date Released

25 Jan 1954

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. New Zealand Capital Hails Queen and Duke
• 2. Twin England [Sic] Helicopter for US Marines
• 3. Reports in Brief
• 4. Reports in Brief
• 5. Reports in Brief
• 6. Reports in Brief
• 7. Reports in Brief
• 8. Scientists Probe Comet Mystery
• *Mountbattens Receive Freedom of Edinburgh

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

8 / 8

Summary

Bodies and belongings picked up on scene of Comet crash are brought ashore for examination. Farnborough Royal Aircraft Establishment puts a Comet through vibration tests. Hatfield Test Pilot Cunningham takes off in Comet II to break Khartoum record.

Keywords

Aviation; Records; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Elba

Library number

21959

Length of story (in feet)

166

Story extras:

Production Documents

• Commentary
• Dope Sheet
• Ephemera
• Shot List

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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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