Wreck Of The R 38 Airship (1921)
Item title reads Wreck of the R38. First pictures of the illfated Airship which fell in the River Humber. Hull. L, S of the wreck in the water partially submerged, boats sail past it. M, S of the crashed wreck, C, U of some of the frame of the wreckage. Intertitle AviationRigger Norman O. Walker only American survivor of the disaster. He is sat down with some other men, one of them checks his hands. M, S of Norman, he looks very young. Intertitle All that was left of the Wonder Airship after one tide has passed over it. The aeroplane is now in bits and has sunk a lot more, we see men in a boat rowing away from it. Note: there is an item entitled America s New Airship in G 778 on PM0236 which shows the airship being prepared for flight. FILM A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT
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