• Short Summary

    German dive bombers attack a British Convoy off the Kent coast.

  • Description

    Full title reads: "Pathe Gazette Special - Air Drama Off The Coast".

    English Channel.

    VS LSs. of a patrol of British Royal Navy warships steaming in line astern formation just off the Kent coast, all shot from the cliffs at Dover.

    VS. of German dive bombers attacking the ships, good shots showing the ships manoeuvring to avoid bombs. Enemy planes in the air with flak bursts around them, German pilots parachuting into sea after their aircraft have been hit, German planes crashing into sea - good shots.

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    1051.17
    Media URN:
    20977
    Group:
    Pathe newsreels
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    22/07/1940
    Sound:
    Sound
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:01:34:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:17:55:00 / 01:19:29:00
    Canister:
    40/59

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