Tragic Air Disaster 1930

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No title, paperwork reads - Tragic air disaster. Mr and Mrs Hodges, returning from honeymoon trip, perish, and other passengers and crew injured in French airliner crash. Near Marden.

M/S of people walking amongst the wreckage, the Farman F-63 Goliath aeroplane is completely devastated, camera...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
sound
Media URN:
18830
Sort Number:
G 1685
Time in/Out:
01:37:40:00 / 01:38:59:00
Canister:
G 1685
Film ID:
816.29
Issue Date:
13/02/1930

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  • "Marsden" should read Marden.

    The crash occurred on 10 February 1930.

    The plane involved was a Farman F-63 Goliath. The aircraft was destroyed while attempting an emergency landing at Marden airfield.

    jamied 13th Mar 2012
  • Thanks - anyone know why it was attempting an emergency landing?

    British Pathé 11th May 2012
  • The emergency landing was attempted after failure of the starboard tailplane.

    jamied 14th May 2012

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