Tragedy in the Air

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1734A
Date Released
30 Aug 1962
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Tilbury - Cruising Classroom
  2. 2Yorkshire - Push-Button Beef
  3. 3Wembley - Progress Report
  4. 4Rhino-Round-Up
  5. 5Nottingham - Britain’s Oldest Tournament?
  6. 6Tragedy in the Air

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tragedy in the Air. DESCRIPTION: Our pictures show the Red Sales, pride of the Royal Australian Air Force, performing high speed aerobatics in close formation. But disaster struck, 4 Vampire jets were wrecked and 6 men met their death, when they prepared for Australia’s Air Force Week Celebrations. This was Australia’s first multiple crash in peace time, but Movietone recalls historic pictures of a similar disaster which occurred during wartime exercises off Jervis Bay. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV planes in flight, (2 shots) star burst. (8 shots) distribution done by planes. (2 shots) planes touch wings and fall into the sea. GV planes in flight.
Keywords
Displays; Aviation; Accidents and disasters; Military
Locations
Australia
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
84981
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
102
Story extras:
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