’simca’ Parachuted In Algerian Desert (1959)

Unused / unissued material - Hassi Messaoud, Algeria. Two LS’s crowd at airfield. MS of cars being driven along road. LS French ’Simca’ Flying Car being parachuted into desert on pallet. MS Parachutes on ground. LS Simca car passing camera, army officer standing in foreground. LS Simca moving away from camera. (Mute Dupe Neg.) Old record suggests material dates from around 31/08/1959. 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.