Pall of Tragedy Hangs over Nation - R101 Last Pictures

Series

Series Name

British Movietone Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

36

Date Released

6 Oct 1930

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Lord Northcliffe’s Memory Honoured in Fleet Street
2. 2Pall of Tragedy Hangs over Nation - R101 Last Pictures
3. 3Army Undertakes New Service
4. 4Five Hundred Mile Race at Brooklands

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Pall of Tragedy Hangs Over Nation - R101 Last Pictures. DESCRIPTION: Last pictures of the R101 taken a few hours before the start of her fatal flight and shots of the wrecked airship. SHOTLIST: Shots of Airship moored to mast. Close shot of the tail. Long shots of Airship moored. Lift being loaded with supplies. Airship leaves mast. Shots in the air. THE DISASTER Panning shot along wreckage with people in the foreground. Close shot of wreckage.

Keywords

Aviation; Aircraft; Accidents and disasters

Card file number

881

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