Air Show Disaster

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1463
Date Released
17 Jun 1957
Date submitted
17 Jun 1957
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Jet Crash. DESCRIPTION: Canada’s Air Force Day, at London, Ontario; and a CF100 Jet Fighter about to play its part in the show, when something went wrong. The ejector seat worked and the pilot was clear, but the parachute failed to open. The jet fighter crashed behind a hangar. No-one in the crowd was hurt. SHOTLIST: CF100 Jet Fighter taxiing. Takes off. Crowd. Plane spinning out of control. Crashes. Smoke rising. Firefighters fighting the fire from the plane.
Keywords
Aviation; Accidents and disasters; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
London; Canada; Ontario
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
70983
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
59
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Air Show Disaster', British Movietone News Issue No. 1463, 17 Jun 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21749 (Accessed 29 Jun 2025)