Learning on ScreenMovietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Newfoundland Air Crash
Series
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- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 6 / 6
- Section Title
- Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gander Air Crash Rescue. DESCRIPTION: A Sabena air liner has crashed in woods in Newfoundland. Forty four people survived the crash and the rescue work went on for many days. SHOTLIST: KS Flying over Newfoundland Forest. Aerials shots of burnt out section of forest where ruins of plane is, shadow of rescue plane passing over forest. Ground shots of ruined plane, engine, tail-piece, fuselage etc. American soldier walks over very boggy ground. Survivors at camp nearby. Helicopter touches down, survivors taken off one by one. Walking case assisted by rescuers, another, a stretcher case carried over fields. Aerial shot of helicopter in flight, flying boat taxiing into Gander airfield, survivors being taken off, stretcher cases.
- Keywords
- Aviation; Accidents and disasters
- Locations
- Newfoundland; Gander
- Footage sources
- United States of America
- Card file number
- 47546
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Lionel James Gamlin
- Length of story (in feet)
- 135
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