Tragedy on a Mountain

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1680
Date Released
14 Aug 1961
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tragedy on a Mountain. DESCRIPTION: Approaching Sola Airport near Stavanger, 7 minutes before scheduled touch down, bad weather forced the Viking off course and towards complete destruction on a mountain peak. Here, amid the scattered wreckage, lay the dead, thirty-four schoolboys, their two masters and the three members of the crew. SHOTLIST: Key scene. Aerial over Stavanger. Various shots from plane - plane is seen in some shots. Various aerials showing wreckage of plane. LS same. LS same. LS mountains. MS wreckage.
Keywords
Aviation; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Norway; Stavanger
Footage sources
Shipment
Card file number
82992A
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
92
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Tragedy on a Mountain', British Movietone News Issue No. 1680, 14 Aug 1961. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24222 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)