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The Bremen Flight

Item number (ISN):

468815

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1928

Item number (ISN):

468815

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

UNIDENTIFIED

Accession:

1973-0141

Media:

Film

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1928

Production company:

Pathé

Description:

The film begins with the news that the Bremen flight crew are safe. Shot of the Bremen as it takes off from Berlin to make its non-stop western flight to Ireland and America. Shot of a lighthouse, "Lighthouse that first told fliers they had crossed Atlantic Ocean". Shot of Greenly Island in the Straits of Belle Isle. Shot of a few inhabitants on the island.Shot of Major Fitzmaurice as he arrives on Seven Islands, Quebec from Greenly Island. Major Fitzmaurice and Duke Schiller pose for the camera. Shot of Major C. J. Romeril, and Major James Fitzmaurice, "...of the Irish Free State Air Forces!" "Miss Herta Junkers, daughter of designer of transatlantic airship." Map of the route taken by cameraman Hogan and pilot Fogg as they fly north to Seven Islands, Quebec. Shot of a relief plane as it leaves Murray Bay with repair parts. "The Bremen at Greenly Island." Shots of Baron Von Hunefeld, and Captain Koehl. <3mn 20s>

Language:

Silent with English intertitles

Notes:

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1. The Bremen is a German Junkers W 33 aircraft that made the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west between April 12 and 13, 1928. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org.~2. Pathex presents.~3. This film is listed in the 1929a Pathé Film Catalogue; source; www.9-5usa.org.~4. This film was copied under work order 33072 raised by William O'Farrell in 2000-10-29.

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Vault ISN:

661598

Format:

FILM

Location number:

17773AV

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

REL PRT

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

661599

Format:

FILM

Location number:

17774AV

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

DUPE

Technical description:

NEG

Made from:

17773AV

Status:

PRT.ELEM

Vault ISN:

661600

Format:

FILM

Location number:

17775AV

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

ANS PRT

Made from:

17774AV

Status:

REF
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