Man Steals Plane

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1444A
Date Released
7 Feb 1957
Date submitted
4 Feb 1957
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wild Pilots Steals Plane. DESCRIPTION: Danger over Des Moines as a stolen aeroplane swooped and lurched over an Iowa town. At the controls a student pilot Roy Sonderquist, took the plane from his instructor at gun point. SHOTLIST: Various shots of plane flying over Des Moines. MCU plane flying low. Shots of the crashed plane in a field. Roy Sonderquist being carried out of ambulance after crashing his plane and trying to commit suicide by taking pills. Sonderquist into the hospital.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Scotland or South Wales.
Keywords
Aviation
Locations
United States of America; Iowa; Des Moines
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
69680
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
63
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Man Steals Plane', British Movietone News Issue No. 1444A, 7 Feb 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21482 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)