News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

42/80

Date Released

6 Oct 1942

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Eagles Transfer to US Army Air Force
• 2. Flying Fortresses Bomb France
• *City Fathers Good Work
• *Charity Football

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 2

Summary

B17s (Flying Fortresses) are to make a daylight raid over France. At a bomber station in England their crews attend briefing before driving in jeeps across the ‘drome to their waiting planes. The crews take their places, a signal from the pilot, and the planes roar down the tarmac for the take-off. Over France the bomb aimer keeps a sharp look-out for the objective and when the target is in his sights he opens bomb doors. One plane has an engine on fire but on a four-engine plane this isn’t nearly so disastrous as it could be and the plane is kept aloft as it heads back to base. On landing, the Commanding General of Bomber Command General Eaker who was aboard one of the planes, is greeted by General Spatz, Commander of the USAAF (United States Air Force), while the rest of the crews go into the Interrogation Office.

Keywords

Aviation; Military

Length of story (in feet)

503

Story extras:

Film clip

Pathe Icon Pathé

Production Documents

• Commentary
• Shot List

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This series is held by:

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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