Shannon Disaster

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1684A

Date Released

14 Sep 1961

Date Other

Sep 1961

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1A Tall Ship in Town
2. 2Air Mail Jubilee
3. 3Stars at the Races
4. 4Shannon Disaster
5. 5Latest Skyscraper
6. 6Invention
7. 7Tragedy at Monza

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Shannon Disaster. DESCRIPTION: The aircraft, a DC6, bound for the United States, took off early in the morning. Then, its engines were heard to cut out, and the machine plunged to destruction. All seventy-seven passengers, mostly Germans, and the crew of six lost their lives. SHOTLIST: Key scene. LS pan DC6. LS pan plane wreckage. MS same. MCU tail of plane. MS same. MS people clearing wreckage. MS wreckage.

Keywords

Aviation; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Republic of Ireland

Footage sources

Ireland

Card file number

83142

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

89

Story extras:

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