Savernake (1946)

Savernake ammunition disaster, near Marlborough, Wiltshire. M/S of Terry Ashwood, Pathe cameraman and director, climbing into cockpit of aeroplane. Various shots of damaged rail trucks. Title superimposed over top: “Savernake“. Crates of spilt ammunition lie on ground, mostly shells. Aerial shots of scene of the disaster showing surrounding countryside. Where the explosion occurred is a huge hole and the ground is badly scarred. According to narrator 6 Pioneer Corps men lost their lives. Note: story runs on straight from previous item in 46/2 TRENT VALLEY RAIL CRASH. This item is also on *PM1372*. 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 Grap