Christmas Mail For Weather Ship (1969)

Location Unknown / Unclear. Air to air shot of Shackleton aircraft making low runs over the sea and of weather ship “India“ at sea. A drop of Christmas mail supposed to take place but it was not visible enough. Poor coverage of story. Various shots of the crew of plane during the runs and the drop. (Orig. Neg.) Date found in the old record - 29/12/1969. 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.