American Bombers For Britain (1941)

Unused / unissued material - dates unclear or unknown. United States of America (USA). Men work on bomber plane outside large aircraft hanger. CU sign painted on side of aeroplane ’Spirit of Lockheed-Vega Employees’. Large crowd gathered around plane on airstrip. Pilot climbs in. Plane picks up speed on runway. Cut away to applauding crowd. Plane takes off. N.B. It appears this American bomber is being flown out to Britain to aid the war effort. FILM ID: 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 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