News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pathe Super Sound Gazette

Issue

Super Issue No.

31/54

Date Released

7 Jul 1931

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. The ‘Earl Jellicoe Sword’
• 2. All-German Final at Wimbledon
• 3. London’s Fire Fighters
• 4. The Emperor of India
• 5. The World Wonder Flyers
• 6. Mother of the British Army

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 6

Summary

First pictures of the two amazing airmen Harold Gatty and Wiley Post with their machine "Winnie Mee" on their departure from Roosevelt Field. Navigator Gatty, photographing for the Pathe Gazette, has with him the first motion picture camera ever carried on a transatlantic aeroplane flight. Off at dawn.

Keywords

Mass media; Aviation; Newsreels

Locations

United States of America

Footage sources

Pathe News America   Issue No.55

Length of story (in feet)

152

Story extras:

Film clip

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Name

British Pathe Ltd

Email

info@britishpathe.com

Web

https://www.britishpathe.com/

Phone

0207 665 8340

Address

3.29 Canterbury Court
1-3 Brixton Road
London
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Notes

Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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