Mike Hawthorn Killed 1959

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Titles read: "MIKE HAWTHORN KILLED".

Shots of racing driver Mike Hawthorn drinking with Jack Hawkins and Joe Davis at a recent National Sporting Club dinner (see 59/7 for full story).

Several shots show the scene of Mike Hawthorn's fatal car crash. We see an uprooted tree on the grass...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
sound
Media URN:
58728
Sort Number:
59/008
Time in/Out:
01:18:39:00 / 01:20:45:00
Canister:
59/8
Film ID:
1567.10
Issue Date:
26/01/1959

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  • The final shots, from 02:01 onwards, show Hawthorn after winning the 1955 Le Mans race, driving his Jaguar D-Type.

    jamied 5th May 2012

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