Aboard Canopus (1936)

Full title reads: “Aboard Canopus. Sir Samuel Hoare, Air Minister, visits Rochester“. Rochester, Kent. MS of Sir Samuel Hoare walking past camera. LS party are taken out on launch to visit the large Canopus flying boat. LS of the Canopus taxiing across water and about to take off. MS of the Canopus coming towards camera. N.B. Item found in Unidentified Gazettes reel. Matches missing item from 36/82. 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 of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the