Hong Kong - Air Crash Tragedy

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1891

Date Released

30 Aug 1965

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hong Kong - Air Crash Tragedy. DESCRIPTION: An American transport plane taking servicemen back to Da Nang after leave crashes in the harbour after take off. This tragedy brings the total number of Americans killed in aircraft bound for Vietnam to 249. SHOTLIST: GV Hong Kong bay. GV ditto. MS rescue launch by the wing of the crashed plane. MS diver going down by the tail of crashed plane. MS rescue workers covering corpse on stern of launch. MS pan rescue workers carrying the covered corpse on stretcher. MS rescue workers tying cable round crashed plane wing. MS crowd standing on pier. MLS floating cranes lifting crashed aircraft. MCU pan wing of crashed aircraft. MLS floating cranes lifting crashed aircraft. MCU pan wrecked undercarriage of crashed aircraft. MS crashed aircraft being lifted. MS rescue workers carrying stretchers down to beach. MS fire department launches spraying crashed aircraft with foam. LS pan ditto. CU wrecked fuselage of aircraft. MS rescue workers carrying injured man to ambulance. LS rescue workers place injured man in ambulance.

Keywords

Aviation; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Hong Kong

Footage sources

Kay’s Labs

Card file number

90111

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

131

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