The Flying Enterprise

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1179
Date Released
7 Jan 1952
Date Other
Jan 1952
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Flying Enterprise. DESCRIPTION: Survivors of the Flying Enterprise were landed at Rotterdam and some of them later left by air for Britain. In spite of the perilous position of the American freighter, her captain had remained alone on board for nearly a week when our pictures were taken. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Aerial of the FE Southland at quayside - survivors walk through streets of Rotterdam. Survivors seated in group. MS & SCU Leonore von Klenau talking of her and survivors experiences. CU Newspapers showing stills of the FE. CU Radio shot of Captain Carlsen. Various aerial shots of the Flying Enterprise with very bad list in mid-Atlantic.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Mass media; Ships and boats; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Atlantic Ocean; Rotterdam
Footage sources
Rota
Card file number
56575
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
251
Story extras:

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