Cyprus Plane on Fire

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1396A

Date Released

8 Mar 1956

Date submitted

6 Mar 1956

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Cup Ties - Arsenal V Birmingham
2. 2The Cup Ties - Manchester City V Everton
3. 3The Cup Ties - Newcastle V Sunderland
4. 4Cyprus Plane on Fire
5. 5Glubb Pasha Comes Home
6. 6Hospital Drama
7. 7Tuning Up on the Tideway
8. 8The Ideal Home
9. *Hair Modes for Men
10. *Cyprus School Bombed

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cyprus Plane Ablaze. DESCRIPTION: Nicosia Airport and a blazing Hermes Airliner. The aircraft, which was about to leave with Service passengers on their way home, was being refuelled when it burst into flames. SHOTLIST: Nicosia Airport, a Hermes Airliner, which was about to leave with service passengers for home, was being refuelled when it burst into flames. After an inspection had been made it was decided that sabotage had occurred. SCU night shots of blazing plane. SCU tailplane. SCU and CU of wreckage. Wreckage being inspected. LS Cyprus Airways. CU interiors of plane. SCU men up steps searching for cigarettes etc. SCU exterior of wreckage.

Keywords

Aviation; Terrorism; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Cyprus; Nicosia Airport

Card file number

66190

Credits:

Commentator

David Lewis Jacobs

Camera

David W. Samuelson

Length of story (in feet)

63

Story extras:

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