Down in the Atlantic

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1459
Date Released
20 May 1957
Date submitted
15 May 1957
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
9 / 10
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Down in the Atlantic. DESCRIPTION: The crew of a US Air Force Tanker plane abandoned ship for a life raft, after ditching during a storm 200 miles off the Azores. A rescue aircraft directed a Norwegian Tanker to the scene. SHOTLIST: GV plane flying. Shots of the life rafts. LS & CU. LS tanker. Closer shot. LS tanker. Closer shot. Flying shots. Crew aboard. Planes. A rescue tanker directed a Norwegian tanker to the scene.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Aviation; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Norway
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
70708
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
44
Story extras:

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'Down in the Atlantic', British Movietone News Issue No. 1459, 20 May 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21696 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)