RAF Plane Crashes at Brooklands and Racing Car Burns

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

224

Date Released

18 Sep 1933

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Arsenal and Spurs Take Goal Each
2. 2Queen Wilhelmina Celebrates Jubilee
3. 3Doomed Ship Blazes Beached off Caister
4. 4Meet Chief Tshekedi in Exclusive Talk
5. 5Sir John Kelly Says Farewell to Fleet
6. 6RAF Plane Crashes at Brooklands and Racing Car Burns

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: RAF Plane Crashes at Brooklands and Racing Car Burns. DESCRIPTION: 500 Mile Race is marred by two tragic fatalities on and off the track. SHOTLIST: Close shots of the wreckage of plane. Elevated view of same. Men walk amongst wreckage. Close shots of the wreckage. Camera follows, cars round track No 39 driven by Kaye Don under camera. Close shot of man flagging cars in. Fire breaking out on car in distance. Mechanics try to extricate driver. Close shot of wreckage of car. Long shot down course. Spectators line same. Close shot of winner wheeled in after obtaining the speed of 106.5 mph. Winner GR Hall.

Keywords

Sport; Vehicles; Motor racing; Aviation; Records; Accidents and disasters

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Movietone

Card file number

2582

Length of story (in feet)

93

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