Trapped Ice-Cap Servicemen Home

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1218
Date Released
6 Oct 1952
Date submitted
3 Oct 1952
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Trapped Ice-Cap Servicemen Home. DESCRIPTION: Our pictures show the daring rescue of the men trapped on the ice-cap. The rescued servicemen, back in England, tell the story. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Aerial of Greenland. Various shots (aerial) showing crashed Hastings. At Thule, US men make way to aircraft, MS plane with blizzard enveloping it. Inside aircraft - supplies being pushed out & aerials of them landing around crashed Hastings. Planes land on ice-cap & taxies to wrecked Hastings. At Thule rescued men board plane, one with smashed foot. Alighting at Topcliffe, Yorkshire, crew & captain of plane, captain, Flt Lt Clancy interviewed.
Keywords
Health and medicine; Weather; Environment; Weapons; Aviation; Accidents and disasters; Military
Footage sources
Air Ministry
Card file number
57911
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Martin Gray
Length of story (in feet)
314
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Trapped Ice-Cap Servicemen Home', British Movietone News Issue No. 1218, 6 Oct 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18109 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)