'Copter Crash

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2190

Date Released

24 May 1971

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: ‘Copter Crash. DESCRIPTION: A NATO exercise off Dorset which ended in disaster for news photographers aboard a Wessex helicopter. It plunged into the sea and sank within seconds, killing three men aboard, and injuring four. SHOTLIST: GV 2 NATO ships off Portland. SV men watch from deck. SV pan actual (ill fated) helicopter. LV wreckage of ‘copter in sea. GV rescue boats around area. LV rescue ‘copters overhead. LV 2 ‘copters fly over. One copter pulling up frogman. GV 2 copters fly over. LV ditto (pulling up frogman). SV top view, dead body alongside boats. SV dead body in boat. SV as boat pulled up on HMS Jupiter. CU dead body being lifted out.

Keywords

Aviation; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Portland; United Kingdom

Card file number

97100

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Ray Gallard

Length of story (in feet)

108

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