Desert Tragedy

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1877A
Date Released
27 May 1965
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Desert Tragedy. DESCRIPTION: Ten miles from Cairo Airport a jet plane of Pakistan International Airlines crashed and 121 people were killed. The plane was on an inaugural flight linking Communist China with the Middle East and should have flown onto Geneva and London after the Cairo stopover. SHOTLIST: GV pan wreckage scattered over desert. LS pan wreckage around wrecked fuselage. MS policeman standing near wreckage. CU passengers belongings thrown from wreck. CU ditto. MLS Egyptian soldier standing by wreckage. MLS man salvaging wreckage. GV men salvaging wreckage. LS bodies of people killed in crash being carried from wreckage. GV wreckage.
Keywords
Aviation; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Egypt
Footage sources
France
Card file number
89744
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
74
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Desert Tragedy', British Movietone News Issue No. 1877A, 27 May 1965. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/26002 (Accessed 04 Mar 2025)