Australian Air-Sea Rescue Service (1944)

Item title reads - Australian air-sea rescue service. Various shots of men running to motor launches which speed away to the emergency call at sea. After sighting by aircraft the launch picks up a man from a dinghy and give him first aid. They bandage his head and he smiles. He is reported to be well and they sail back in the twilight. 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 British Pathé website.