Viscount Tragedy

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2045A
Date Released
15 Aug 1968
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Viscount Tragedy. DESCRIPTION: Examination of the wreckage of the British Eagle Viscount which crashed on an autobahn in Germany still fails to indicate the cause. All 48 people on board were killed. SHOTLIST: GV autobahn near Langenbruck, Bavaria. MS smoking wreckage of the Viscount. MS MLS ditto. MS piece of wreckage. CU pan ditto. CU handbag amongst wreckage. CU plane ticket in handbag. MS coffin. MS line of coffins alongside the autobahn, pan to wreckage. MS wreckage. MS rescue workers walking amongst wreckage. MS part on undercarriage. MCU pan wreckage of engine. MS wreckage of wing. MCU pan wrecked wing. GV pan wreckage.
Keywords
Aviation; Death; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Germany; Bavaria; Langenbruck
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
93824
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
78
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Viscount Tragedy', British Movietone News Issue No. 2045A, 15 Aug 1968. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27498 (Accessed 26 Jun 2025)