Ninety-Five Dead in Skymaster Air Crash

Series

Series Name
British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.
1698
Date Released
9 Jun 1947
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 3
Summary
Skymaster aircraft crashes at take-off on La Guardia Airport with loss of forty-two lives. Another crashes in Maryland with loss of forty-nine lives.
Keywords
Aviation; Accidents and disasters
Locations
New York; United States of America; Maryland; Port Deposit
Footage sources
Paramount [United States]
Library number
16264
Credits:
Camera
Edwards
Camera
Harry Kreider
Camera
Henry De Siena
Camera
Hugo johnson
Camera
Urban H. Santone
Length of story (in feet)
125
Story extras:
Production Documents

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Film Archive

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Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean
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Notes
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How to cite this record

'Ninety-Five Dead in Skymaster Air Crash', British Paramount News Issue No. 1698, 9 Jun 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/40569 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)