Tragic Plane Crash

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1448A
Date Released
7 Mar 1957
Date submitted
5 Mar 1957
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: RAF Plane Crash. DESCRIPTION: A scene of devastation in the village of Drayton in Berkshire soon after the tragic crash of the RAF Transport Plane. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the burning wreckage of the plane and the rubble from the houses. Firemen searching the rubble. Shots of burning rubble. Various shots of the crash site. Shot of burning car. Various shots of various parts of the crashed plane.
Keywords
Health and medicine; Aviation; Accidents and disasters; Military
Locations
Berkshire; Drayton
Card file number
69993
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Terry O’Brien
Length of story (in feet)
60
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Tragic Plane Crash', British Movietone News Issue No. 1448A, 7 Mar 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21538 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)