President Roosevelt Inspects Defences

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
40/83
Date Released
14 Oct 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
Roosevelt makes a hundred mile tour of some of America’s defence centres. At America’s newest and largest airport, he watches a mass flight of America’s latest warplanes. At other military key points he sees tanks put through their paces, and visits the Martin Aircraft plant where a new type of naval flying boat and some of the world’s fastest bombers are being produced. He then goes on to the army’s chief gun-testing centre where an 8 inch rail-mounted gun is made ready for firing.
Keywords
Politics and government; Weapons; Aviation; Navy; Military
Length of story (in feet)
127
Story extras:
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'President Roosevelt Inspects Defences', Pathe Gazette Issue No. 40/83, 14 Oct 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/98318 (Accessed 16 Jun 2025)