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Video of SS Falcon on fire

Archive video footage of the SS Falcon fire found on Youtube as it happened in 1926. The wreck is still visible today, and is the subject of a UK Shore 360 degree flash panorama.



Last year we posted photos on the main UK Shore site of the 1926 wreck of the SS Falcon which is visible at low tide in Langdon Bay, Dover. It was with some interest then that I came across archive video footage of the event as it happened in 1926. Thanks to JohnVaughan for posting this on Youtube.

On a later trip to the site I created a 360 degree panorama of the wreck site which I would highly recommend site visitors having a look at (click on the image to the right).

Langdon Bay and the wreck are accessible to the public, but just a warning that the zig-zag cliff path is VERY steep and although there is a hand rail, make sure you wear proper walking shoes/boots and don’t go unless the weather has been dry. Access to the beach then requires a climb down a 20 foot ladder…

Also of interest in Langdon Bay are a set of World War II searchlight positions embedded in the cliff  (near the ladder down to the beach). Again, this was a subject of a 360 degree panorama, please have a look…

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2 Responses to “Video of SS Falcon on fire”

  1. London Says:
    March 20th, 2009 at 3:11 pm

    Remarkable footage. Thanks for posting this. And your 360 degree panoramas are great. Excellent stuff.

  2. Graham G Says:
    July 24th, 2009 at 12:45 pm

    Great 3d video i’ll have to a take a trip down to dover to see

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