Tragic Plane Crash

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1448A

Date Released

7 Mar 1957

Date submitted

5 Mar 1957

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Baby Princess
2. 2Tragic Plane Crash
3. 3Transport - Old and New
4. 4Pancakes in a Hurry
5. 5Ideal Home - Royal Inspection
6. 6Big Terrorist Round-Up
7. 7Ghana Celebrations
8. 8All Fools
9. *Royal Visit to Harrow
10. *Seventh Round - Raith Through

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: RAF Plane Crash. DESCRIPTION: A scene of devastation in the village of Drayton in Berkshire soon after the tragic crash of the RAF Transport Plane. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the burning wreckage of the plane and the rubble from the houses. Firemen searching the rubble. Shots of burning rubble. Various shots of the crash site. Shot of burning car. Various shots of various parts of the crashed plane.

Keywords

Health and medicine; Aviation; Accidents and disasters; Military

Locations

Berkshire; Drayton

Card file number

69993

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

Terry O’Brien

Length of story (in feet)

60

Story extras:

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