Italian Fleet Crippled (1940)

Full title reads: “Italian Fleet Crippled“. VS Library shots of Italian destroyers and cruisers entering and anchoring in harbour. MS Men of Fleet Air Arm preparing for take off. GVs of the Aircraft Carriers Eagle and Illustrious at sea with destroyer escort. N.B. shown after the Italian fleet was crippled at Taranto by Fleet air arm. 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.