Lucky to Be Alive!

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1797

Date Released

11 Nov 1963

Date submitted

7 Nov 1963

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Sir Alec Wins Kinross
2. 2Lucky to Be Alive!
3. 3Bcf Fights Fire
4. 4Mangez Chez George
5. 5News Events in Colour: Miss World

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lucky to Be Alive!. DESCRIPTION: Drama at London Airport. The battered DC8 of Trans-Canada Airlines which crashed during take-off with 90 passengers and seven crew on board. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV the DC8 of Trans Canada Airlines. CU sign TCA and pan to open doorway. CU nose of wrecked plane. CU searchlight. GV luggage piled up in cabbage field. CU same. GV searchlight directed onto plane. MS firemen inspect engine. CU same. MS firemen talking. CU same. GV nose of wrecked plane.

Keywords

Aviation; Accidents and disasters

Locations

London Heathrow Airport

Card file number

87507

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Mark McDonald

Length of story (in feet)

68

Story extras:

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