News Briefs: Air Crash Rescue

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1241
Date Released
16 Mar 1953
Date submitted
12 Mar 1953
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 10
Section Title
News Briefs
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: News Briefs - Air Crash. DESCRIPTION: An American Naval Bomber was recently forced down in the Atlantic. Graphic pictures from the rescuing Cutter, show all ten of the crew being saved. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Aerial view of the scene. Aerial shots of US Naval Bomber forced down in sea. Shots of crew clambering onto raft, & being picked up cutter’s boat.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Aviation; Navy; Accidents and disasters; Military
Locations
Atlantic Ocean
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
58709
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
56
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News Briefs: Air Crash Rescue', British Movietone News Issue No. 1241, 16 Mar 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18428 (Accessed 07 Feb 2025)