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  • Short Summary

    Very good scenes of the R34 Airship arriving and landing.

  • Description

    Pulham St Mary, Norfolk, 13th July 1919.

    WS Airfield. WS Ground to air shot of airship in flight. LS. Closer shot of R-34. WS. Crowds running as the airship lands. MS Member of crew. WS. Airship being berthed. CU On tail of airship. CU on Airship with R34 clearly on side. WS. As ground crews with lines pull the Airship along. CU On RAF (Royal Air Force) Insignia. WS Of ground crews with lines pulling R 34. Engine pod with crew hanging out. MS. Commander of the airship. LS Members of the crew. MLS. Of crew. MCU Of crew member. MS Man in Uniform Group. Shot. Members of Crew.

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    186.18
    Media URN:
    29938
    Group:
    Pathe newsreels
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    14/07/1919
    Sound:
    Silent
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:03:11:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:30:38:00 / 01:33:49:00
    Canister:
    G 580

Comments (1)

  1. Wiseman says

    Great watching this old film as I've just been to the 100th anniversary of the airship landing at Pulham St Mary. To demonstrate the huge size of the R34 they've marked it out in a field so people can walk it's full length and appreciate just how gigantic it was.

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