Helicopter Crash Claims Three Lives

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1959

Date Released

19 Dec 1966

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Mobility in the Air
2. 2Christmas with a Variety
3. 3Nippy Newcomers
4. 4Helicopter Crash Claims Three Lives
5. 5C for Courage

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Helicopter Crash Claims Three Lives. DESCRIPTION: Dramatic pictures from Sydney as a Helicopter crashes while camera crew in filming. Cameraman Frank Parnell kept filming to record the horrifying sequence in which he lost his life, together with the pilot and the Director of the film. SHOTLIST: GV ground to air disaster helicopter filming. LAS ground to air ditto. Aerial shot from disaster helicopter as it approaches buildings. Aerial shot ditto. Aerial shot ditto, then camera turns in circles, as helicopter crashes towards ground. GV ground to air as helicopter crashes towards ground. Aerial shot from disaster helicopter as it crashes towards ground. GV helicopter crashes. Pan down wreckage of helicopter in street. Pan official looking at wreckage. MCU part of camera magazine for ABC TV used in disaster helicopter. MS dody carried to ambulance. MS ditto. GV ambulance driven off up street.

Keywords

Aviation; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Sydney; Australia

Footage sources

Australia

Card file number

91900

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

141

Story extras:

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