Paris - Air Show Crash

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1881A
Date Released
24 Jun 1965
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Who’s for Tennis?
  2. 2Green for Go
  3. 3Ryan Rides to Victory
  4. 4There’s a Message There Somewhere
  5. 5Paris - Air Show Crash
  6. 6Le Mans - Ferraris Again

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Paris - Air Show Crash. DESCRIPTION: The Paris Air Show at Le Bourget, and tragedy as an Italian jet crashes while trying to land. It ploughed through a car park, killing spectators as well as the pilot Italo Donate, who was chief test pilot, of the Italian Air Force. Most of the 11 who died were killed instantly. SHOTLIST: LAS jet plane turning overhead. GV giant Russian helicopter carrying bus. GV pan part of flying display and aerobatics planes leaving smoke trail. GV ditto. LS pan Italian jet plane past. LS crashed Italian jet plane in car park. MLS US Air Force helicopter over crash. Pan down to smashed plane. MS firemen fighting blaze. LS ditto. MS part of wreckage from fuselage on ground. MS wheel on ground. GV crashed jet plane. MS part of wreckage on top of car. MS wrecked car. MS body from crash lying on ground. MLS rescuers putting body into ambulance. MLS rescuers carrying body on stretcher.
Keywords
Aviation; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
France; Paris; Le Bourget
Footage sources
France
Card file number
89842
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
110
Story extras:
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