Plane Deliberately Crashed at Sea

Series

Series Name
British Movietone Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
53
Date Released
2 Feb 1931
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Plane Deliberately Crashed at Sea
  2. 2Street Fire Starts Slum Cleansing

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 2
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Plane Deliberately Crashed at Sea to Try New Invention. DESCRIPTION: New invention to keep aircraft afloat in case of forced landing, is tested at Felixstowe. SHOTLIST: Shot of plane flying low over water seen from deck of ship. Plane crashes onto water. Life boat goes out to save crew. CU of rescue.
Keywords
Aviation; Safety devices; Accidents and disasters; Military
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
1036
Length of story (in feet)
68
Story extras:
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