Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Croydon Air Crash

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

921A

Date Released

30 Jan 1947

Date submitted

27 Jan 1947

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Croydon Air Crash
2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: The German Scene
3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Fourth Round Tie
4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Cold Snap Shots
5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Cold Snap Shots
6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Cold Snap Shots
7. 7Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Cold Snap Shots

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 7

Section Title

Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Dakota Air Crash. DESCRIPTION: A Dakota aircraft bound for South Africa crashed into a stationary plane immediately after take off. SHOTLIST: KS SCU of crashed and smouldering planes. Various angle shots of crashed planes still burning and smouldering, firemen playing fire-foam onto same. Parts of debris being lifted by crane, only cable of crane seen. SCU of parts of crashed planes.

Keywords

Aviation; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Croydon; England; Surrey

Card file number

48095

Credits:

Camera

Eddie Smales

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

102

Story extras:

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