We are shown the wreckage of the R-38 airship which crashed into the River Humber.
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Short Summary
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Description
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Data
- Film ID:
- 242.01
- Media URN:
- 22458
- Group:
- Pathe newsreels
- Archive:
- British Pathé
- Issue Date:
- 31/08/1921
- Sound:
- Silent
- HD Format:
- Available on request
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Duration:
- 00:03:05:00
- Time in/Out:
- 01:00:03:00 / 01:03:08:00
- Canister:
- G 802
Unknown user says
My great grandfather was a tug master on the Humber at the time of this crash. He picked up a piece of the airship and wrote on the cloth side explaining the time and date and what happened. I still have this which is a fantastic piece of history
Tracey