Other titles:BRITISH POWER BOAT COMPANY COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: A fragment from a Pathe Gazette newsreel item featuring the work of RAF air-sea rescue boats.
Description: Two 70 foot British Power Boat Company motor torpedo boats (MTB) converted for RAF rescue duties, numbers MTB 122 and MTE 142, are seen (the most obvious modifications to the craft are two gun blisters in the cabin area). Shots of the boats at speed in rough swell. The air-sea rescue boats pick up two downed airman and the crew give them rum and cigarettes.
Alternative Title:BRITISH POWER BOAT COMPANY COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Colour:B&W
Digitised:
Object_Number:MGH 241-23
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:NON-IWM
Featured Period:
Production Date:1941-04-10
Production Country: GB
Production Details: British Pathe (Production sponsor)
British Pathe (Production company)