Rescued from the Atlantic

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1262A
Date Released
13 Aug 1953
Date submitted
9 Aug 1953
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: B36 Crash Survivors Brought Ashore. DESCRIPTION: The Manchester Shipper returns to land with one of the survivors of the crashed B36 bomber, Sergeant-Observer Roy Speers. Captain Downing, Master of the vessel, tells the story of the rescue. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Shot of Manchester Shipper coming into Manchester Ship Canal. Tying up. Sergeant Observer Roy Spears with head bandaged. Captain Downing SCU with Officers tells of rescue, Spears carried ashore on stretcher. Placed in ambulance. Same drives off.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Vehicles; Health and medicine; Aviation; Accidents and disasters; Military
Locations
Manchester
Card file number
59523
Credits:
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
120
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Rescued from the Atlantic', British Movietone News Issue No. 1262A, 13 Aug 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18682 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)