News Briefs: Tragic Explosion
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 7 / 8
- Section Title
- News Briefs
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: News Briefs - Tragic Explosion. DESCRIPTION: An American aircraft returning to its Carrier, brought back a bomb which had failed to be released. On landing, the bomb fell clear and exploded. Two men were killed, one of them the Naval cameraman filming the tragic scene. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS aft of US Aircraft Carrier with wake. Plane taxies. Another plane into land. CU landing and bomb that failed to be released falls to deck. CU Explosion.
- Keywords
- Ships and boats; Weapons; Aviation; Explosions; Navy; Accidents and disasters; Military
- Locations
- Korea
- Footage sources
- United States of America
- Card file number
- 58763
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Lionel James Gamlin
- Length of story (in feet)
- 39
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