News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

41/61

Date Released

31 Jul 1941

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Bomber No 1,000 Leaves USA for Britain
• 2. Cooling off in the Middle East
• 3. A "Present" from the Nazis
• 4. Attack on Tobruk Harbour
• 5. New Minister of Information
• 6. American Troops Practice Invasion
• 7. First Stratosphere Raid by Flying Fortresses
• 8. Nippy Nappy Nippers
• *Water Skiing
• *US Troops in Training
• *Model Planes
• *Over the Rollers
• *Vitamins for Troops
• *Inventors Council
• *Whippet Racing

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 8

Summary

After the recapture of Tobruk by the British, German planes continue to attack. In a raid on Tobruk Harbour a British merchantman is under attack and when the AA guns open up one of the three attacking planes is brought down.

Keywords

Weapons; Aviation; Military

Locations

Libya; Tobruk

Length of story (in feet)

98

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

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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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