Us Antarctic Expedition (1947)

Unissued / unused materials. Shots taken during Admiral Byrd’s expedition to the South Pole, Antarctic. L/S one of the ships of the task force. L/S Captain George Dufek being transferred from one ship to another by breeches buoy. The line suddenly snaps and he falls into sea. C/U. turbulent sea. L/S as he is picked up by a boat. C/U jet-propelled RAD seaplane taking off from the USS Philippine to fly to the base camp. M/S Stars and Stripes flag being hoisted over the frozen wastes. Date given on old record is 19/05/1947. 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 (1931-195