British Pathé captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck. From a B24 Bomber being shot down to the assassination of King Alexander 1 of Yugoslavia, here are 10 more tragedies caught on film.
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1. B24 Bomber Shot Down – https://goo.gl/2x3fQz
2. Penrith Speedway Tragedy – https://goo.gl/c2SKbp
3. Indianapolis 500 Race – https://goo.gl/Tjkw3k
4. Marquis of Pinedo Plane Crash – https://goo.gl/TUdqxY
5. Paratrooper Parachute Failed – https://goo.gl/KdDErF
6. Paul Mantz, movie stunt pilot – https://goo.gl/YHSUHP
7. Cameraman killed by bomb – https://goo.gl/xhouGv
8. John Cobb Dies in Speedboat – https://goo.gl/dAnjxR
9. SS Morro Castle Fire – https://goo.gl/ej2NxV
10. King Alexander 1 of Yugoslavia Assassinated – https://goo.gl/t7Nc3M
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BRITISH PATHÉ’S STORY Before television, people came to movie theatres to watch the news. British Pathé was at the forefront of cinematic journalism, blending information with entertainment to popular effect. Over the course of a century, it documented everything from major armed conflicts and seismic political crises to the curious hobbies and eccentric lives of ordinary people. If it happened, British Pathé filmed it.
Now considered to be the finest newsreel archive in the world, British Pathé is a treasure trove of 85,000 films unrivalled in their historical and cultural significance.
British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website. https://www.britishpathe.com/
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0:25 oh my go i was so not ready
The end music is kerbal space program xD
2:10 That’s a f4u Corsair
One of the best posts I have ever seen on YT.
Dear God its stunning how car races were so unsafe back then….no fences, barriers, crowds literally sitting a few feet away…thank God times have changed.
I will have a better day than this. Knock on wood.
British Pathé @0:11 I always wondered if that ever happened during sortees and now i know. A big TY!!!!
Song?
#1, The B-24 was hit by bombs from one of the planes in the same group. The bombardier, if they were using the Norton Bomb Sight then, would actually be flying the plane. The plane went out of formation and was hit by the bombs from a plane over it.
While a tight formation would allow some protection from fighters, it caused some friendly fire incidents.
I learned a lot from my old neighbor. He was a tail gunner on the B-24's. One of the bravest men I ever knew.
We were watching a old news reel, and this clip was in it. He is the one who told me how they used this film to train the crews to recognize if they were straying in any bomb paths, and to alert the crew.
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May I know the title of the background music? ?
2:44 his last words were "I'm going"
anyone knows the background music?
Imagine being in a ship that’s on fire and you can’t do anything at all
1:06 "goodbye…"
He has open eyes 3:24
Honestly surprised the 55’ Le Mans crash is not on this.
Loch Ness is just down the road from me
Does anyone else wish they lived in a different time for me it would be the ww2 era idk I feel like u would fit in better fight for my country see the world and marry a girl if my dreams but idk
Anybody else thrown off by how charismatically these old-timey reporters cover tragedy? Like it's a cartoon or something. I kept waiting for sound effects
Why is this in my recommended??
1:05 goodbye omg 🙁 ?
Hello, what is the soundtrack please ?
We are just fragile things in fragile metals
Tragic video, but, pretty music, can tell me the piece
That’s really sad ?
How is the resolution so high yet black and white?
Their sacrifice have paved the way
The background music is "Wet Teapot" by Emily Shepard . Beautiful !
0:30 Vintage Mustang?
We can be so grateful that we don’t have to live our life in war… My grandpa always tells me storys of his time in the war I can see that war made him more thankful for his life one thing he does, he would never leave a tiny bit of food on his plate.
Poor men on that bomber, unable to jump out.
Thank you.
whats the name of the song?
So sad ?
This is epic