News in Brief: Mountain Air Crash

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1343
Date Released
28 Feb 1955
Date submitted
25 Feb 1955
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 8
Section Title
News in Brief
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sabena Airliner Crashes in the Appenines. DESCRIPTION: Rescue patrols climbed for eight hours to find the wreckage of the Belgian Airliner which crashed on Mount Terminillo, 45 miles from Rome. SHOTLIST: Rescue patrols arriving at the scene of the wrecked DC-6 Sabena aircraft which is covered in snow and ice, and is shown in three shots in the three pieces into which it had broken. The camera pans round. Then a final shot of a group of rescue party in CU.
Keywords
Aviation; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Italy; Rome; Mount Terminillo
Footage sources
France
Card file number
62979
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
57
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News in Brief: Mountain Air Crash', British Movietone News Issue No. 1343, 28 Feb 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19883 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)