Colombia - Belly Flop

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1712A
Date Released
29 Mar 1962
Date submitted
26 Mar 1962
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Belly Flop. DESCRIPTION: The landing gear of a Constellation, arriving at Bogota, was jammed. So, there was no choice for the captain, it’s got to be a belly landing! It was a perfect job, but in contrast to the captain’s coolness, there was panic among passengers. But no-one was hurt. SHOTLIST: Key scene. (fade out) GV plane landing. GV police, firemen and ambulances. GV plane does belly flop landing. GV ditto. MS people coming out of plane. GV ditto (2 shots) people on stretcher. (2 shots) the captain out.
Keywords
Aviation; Accidents and disasters
Locations
South America; Colombia
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
84105
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
75
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Colombia - Belly Flop', British Movietone News Issue No. 1712A, 29 Mar 1962. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24571 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)