News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

41/49

Date Released

19 Jun 1941

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. George Formby’s Grand Gesture
• 2. Aftermath at Addis Ababa
• 3. World’s Biggest Plane
• 4. With British Forces in Iraq
• 5. Big Effort in Small Arms Factory
• 6. The Mails Go Through
• 7. The Old Pot and Pan
• *World’s Tiniest Hippo
• *Cup Final Replay
• *Premier Handicap Horse Race
• *Open Golf in USA

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 7

Summary

RAF post at Habbaniya was the scene of an attack made by Rashid Ali and his rebels. Supported by German aircraft an attempt was made to release the flood waters by blowing up the dyke and so swamp flat plains. Film shows clearing up operations after the attempt with Iraqi prisoners repairing the damaged dyke.

Keywords

Aviation; Military

Locations

Iraq; Habbaniyah

Length of story (in feet)

91

Story extras:

Film clip

Pathe Icon Pathé

Production Documents

• Commentary
• Shot List

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Film Archive

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
SW9 6DE

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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