News Briefs: Comet Crash

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1222
Date Released
3 Nov 1952
Date Other
Oct 1952
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Section Title
News Briefs
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: News Briefs - Comet Crash. DESCRIPTION: At Rome’s Ciampino Airfield, where the Comet, carrying 36 passengers and a crew of six, pancaked at its take-off. SHOTLIST: SCU of crashed Comet. Comet inspected lying on Ciampino Airfield. Various shots of Comet from all angles.
Keywords
Aviation; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Rome
Card file number
58045
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
50
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News Briefs: Comet Crash', British Movietone News Issue No. 1222, 3 Nov 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18166 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)