1949 British sailor greets hometown of Ashburton
April 22, 2026
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0:33Now Playing1949 British sailor greets hometown of Ashburton
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as posted by the channelDate: 7th November 1949
Location: Ashburton, Devon
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Our Roving Camera Reports
ENGLAND: Plymouth: Devon: Ashburton:
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AEROPLANES AMERICAN Shots of wreckage scattered over a wide area...when a D. C Liner & a Bolivian fighter crashed in mid air..51 killed only the pilot of the fighter plane survived.
RADIO-OPERATOR JACK FRENCH of the AMETHYST D.S.M. Welcomed home...crowds at his home town of Ashburton, Devon...speaks.
Personalities - Armed Forces; Navy - Active
royal navy, homecoming, celebration, sailors, seamen
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