British Pathé captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck. From Franz Reichelt’s death jump off the Eiffel Tower to the Hindenburg Disaster, here are 10 tragedies caught on film.
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Used Videos:
1. Franz Reichelt’s Death Jump off the Eiffel Tower: https://goo.gl/82bpY3
2. Emily Davison (Suffragette) killed by King’s Horse at Derby: https://goo.gl/4OjbNx
3. Frank Lockhart’s fatal bid for speed record: https://goo.gl/rS2A4V
4. Hindenburg Disaster: https://goo.gl/CCCqP
5. HMS Barham Explodes and Sinks: https://goo.gl/nKwicH
6. The Farnborough Air Show Tragedy: https://goo.gl/HTmSCG
7. Le Mans Disaster: https://goo.gl/8MuozM
8. Trapped Pilot Drowns in Sinking Cockpit: https://goo.gl/M2pEHC
9. Bird Man Death Jump: https://goo.gl/JSqSVd
10. Donald Campbell Dies in Bluebird Crash: https://goo.gl/p8wYFW
Music:
Lest We Forget by Mark Harris of The Abstracts
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See the 10 tragedies gallery and their links on our website here:
http://www.britishpathe.com/gallery/ten-tragedies-caught-on-film/0
BRITISH PATHÉ’S STORY Before television, people came to movie theatres to watch the news. British Pathé was at the forefront of cinematic journalism, blending information with entertainment to popular effect. Over the course of a century, it documented everything from major armed conflicts and seismic political crises to the curious hobbies and eccentric lives of ordinary people. If it happened, British Pathé filmed it.
Now considered to be the finest newsreel archive in the world, British Pathé is a treasure trove of 85,000 films unrivalled in their historical and cultural significance.
British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 120,000 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 1979. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website. https://www.britishpathe.com/
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I love this!
All in an attempt to go faster. Our curiosity truly will be the death of us.
There's an extended video of Franz Reichelt's jump from the Eiffel tower: he looks worried and not so determined to try.
At some extent he seemingly looks as if he "had to" .He was likely to be giving up weren't it for a big show being on.
The bird men are nuts — test from lower altitude first.
I actually went to see where Donald Campbell was buried last week and I saw what was left of the Bluebird. At his grave there is his teddy bear which he had taken on the Bluebird with him. Its amazing to see how they recovered so much of the wreck. Also, the Le mans disaster looked horrific. Shoutout to al those who died.
R.I.P to these brave souls
RIP every one of them
gee, that body at 1:36 of the Le Mans disaster is decapitated.
horrible way to go
Does anybody have any respect in the comments?
Just remember that in each in film, all the people are dead.
The Hindenburg disaster. That got me so bad. The screams from the people.
Vsauce sent me
Farnborough was not 1941…
You know, whenever I hear an old guy talking of the "good ol days when they didn't fuss about safety so much", I'll be sure to point out Le Mans as a prime example for safety in racing.
Ya got to hand it to these people who put their lives on the line for I suppose was science. They did it so we didn’t have to.
Film of the LeMans disaster reproduced here is in mirror image for some reason. Not sure what the Pathe boys have done there
I know its not really funny,..but the first one still always makes me laugh, because its so stupid, I guess.
Knock Knock – What is the last thing that goes through a grass hoppers mind when it hits your wind screen? It's arsehole.
0:42 i'm german
Tragedy indeed: https://bcstuk.site123.me/news/a-national-tragedy-for-a-royal-wedding
RIP thoase who died in these vid
Bird man was the most stupid??
DAMN 1910 TIMES WERE SCAAAARY
Best movie IV seen recently
This video is very disturbing. And i think this it is inappropriate for us to watch their deadly moment. It is actually unrespectful. I hope a prompt action will be taken. What if underage children watch this? They will get trauma of course.
boring
1:39 worst part about this is the smoke coming from the body. absolutely terrible.
What brought us here, was it sympathy, curiosity or morbidity probably all three
What was Emily Davidson doing
Was it just me or did the first one just make you weak?