Heathrow Air Disaster

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2246A
Date Released
22 Jun 1972
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Heathrow Air Disaster. DESCRIPTION: Britain’s worst ever ‘plane crash, minutes after taking off from Heathrow, a Trident 1 crashes onto a field near Staines. A public enquiry is to be held. SHOTLIST: LV pan (library) Trident taking off on trials. SV air to air Trident in flight. SV zoom back to GV crashed plane and rescue workers. SV tail section of plane. CU pull back ditto. SLV wreckage being lifted by crane. SV rescue workers round tail section of plane. SV police Land Rover and wreckage of fuselage. SV pull back rescue workers and wreckage. SV pan rescuers working by floodlight at night. SCU part of fuselage and window. SV workers searching through wreckage and putting belongings into plastic bags by floodlight. GV wrecked plane. SV ditto, zoom back to GV. SV plane fuselage. CU pull back tail section. GV rescuers working by floodlight.
Keywords
Aviation; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Middlesex; Staines
Card file number
98225
Credits:
Commentator
Bob Sutton
Camera
Reginald William Smith
Length of story (in feet)
122
Story extras:
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