Digital Film Archive

Italian Air Armada
Description

Newsreel of the arrival of the Italian Air Armada at Lough Foyle on 2nd July, 1933.

Shot List

'Arrival of Italian Air Armada Lough - Foyle, July 2nd, 1933'. View of planes in sky and landing on the water. Group of small boats watching. Close ups of sea plane. Officials. 03:34 'Seaplane leaving Londonderry'. Close up view of plane.

Year

1933

Location

Derry/Londonderry

Rights Holder

Susannah Mackie

Courtesy of

Denis Mackie

Credits

Source

Format

film, black and white, silent, intertitles

Silent

Yes

Length

5min25sec

Notes

The planes were known as 'Balbo's Italian Air Armada'. Italo Balbo was Mussolini's Air Minister. There were some 24 planes, which flew in formation from Italy to America, making several stops.

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