A Thrilling Adventure (1940)

Full title reads: “A Thrilling Adventure“. South Africa. MS. Major Preller and Corporal Petterson of the South African Air Force talking about their recce mission over the Italian Somaliland when they were shot down and made their way back 200 miles through the bush into Kenya where they were eventually picked up. Intercut with CU of map of route. 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.