News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

40/43

Date Released

27 May 1940

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. More Canadians Arrive
• 2. Bombs Dropped in Sussex
• 3. Turkish MPs See the Navy at Work
• *President Roosevelt Speaks at Congress
• *For the Second Year
• *Winter Woollies in London
• *The War in China
• *Tasman Air Service
• *Film Star Tennis Match

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

Ruined buildings on a Sussex chicken farm after it was bombed by a German bomber who jettisoned his bombs while being chased by fighters.

Keywords

Aviation; Agriculture; Birds; War damage; Animal husbandry; Military

Locations

England; Sussex

Length of story (in feet)

46

Story extras:

Film clip

Pathe Icon Pathé

Production Documents

• Commentary
• Shot List

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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
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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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