Farnborough Air Tragedy

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1214A
Date Released
11 Sep 1952
Date submitted
Sep 1952
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Farnborough Air Tragedy. DESCRIPTION: Movietone shows tragic pictures of the DH 110 jet fighter crash. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Crowds. Elevated view of plane on ground. Various shots people watch DH 110 through paces. John Derry & Tony Richards at mike. Both climb into cockpit of plane. Take off. Climb into sky. Crowds watch. Plane passes camera and goes up into sky. More shots plane flying. Plane disintegrates in air, engines fall to ground. Woman and child crying. Nurses and First Aid people, soldier carrying child. Various bodies and injured lying around. Air force men guard engine. CU same. Dead on ground.
Keywords
Health and medicine; Displays; Aviation; Death; Accidents and disasters; Military; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
England; Farnborough
Card file number
57781
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
311
Story extras:
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'Farnborough Air Tragedy', British Movietone News Issue No. 1214A, 11 Sep 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18050 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)