Unused / unissued footage - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown.
Aircraft Carrier 'Wasp' collision with Destroyer 'Hobson' - Atlantic Ocean.
General view of superstructure over side of ship. C/Us of hole in bows of 'Wasp'. L/S of Destroyer. Shots of helicopter leaving destroyer and flying towards 'Wasp'. The helicopter lands and survivors get out and walk along the deck. C/Us of Hobson survivors. M/Ss of survivor being carried on stretcher.
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Description
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Data
- Archive
- British Pathé
- Issue Date:
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 69801
- HD Format:
- Available on request
- Film ID:
- 2593.07
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Duration
- 00:00:42:00
- Time in/Out:
- 01:27:32:00 / 01:28:14:00
- Canister:
- UN 2436 G
- Sort Number:
- UN 2436 G
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jamied says
The date of the collision was 26 April 1952. 176 men on board the Hobson died - there were no casualties on the wasp.