• Short Summary

    RAF men try out bomber, a gift from workers at Lockheed factory in USA.

  • Description

    Gift of Lockheed Bomber from USA to Britain. This story runs directly on from AMERICAN AID FOR BRITAIN (film id 1115.12).

    Location of events unknown.

    Air to air M/S of a Lockheed Hudson aeroplane in flight. M/S of the aircraft taking off on a runway. M/S of two airmen getting out of aeroplane, one of them appears to be carrying a movie camera. C/U of a plaque on the fuselage stating that the machine is a gift from Lockheed-Vega factory employees to Britain. M/S of RAF (Royal Air Force) men toasting the people who gave them the plane. Various shots of bombs being loaded aboard a Hudson. Various shots of the Hudson taking off.

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    1115.13
    Media URN:
    38838
    Group:
    Pathe newsreels
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    19/05/1941
    Sound:
    Sound
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:00:38:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:12:41:00 / 01:13:19:00
    Canister:
    41/40

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