Australian Air Mail Plane Crashes

Series

Series Name
British Movietone Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
99A
Date Released
21 Dec 1931
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Australian Air Mail Plane Crashes. DESCRIPTION: On eve of return flight to Sydney, Kingsford Smith’s "Southern Star" comes to grief at Swanbry [sic]. SHOTLIST: Various shots of crashed plane and wreckage. Onlookers standing around.
Keywords
Aviation; Postal services; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Swanley
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
1572
Length of story (in feet)
75
Story extras:
Film clip

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How to cite this record

'Australian Air Mail Plane Crashes', British Movietone Gazette Issue No. 99A, 21 Dec 1931. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/736 (Accessed 03 Apr 2026)