Aviation: Last call of the "Samoan Clipper" and ...

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
450A
Date Released
20 Jan 1938
Date submitted
21 Jan 1938
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 12
Section Title
Aviation
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Samoan Clipper Lost. SHOTLIST: The Samoan Clipper took off from Samoa bound for New Zealand, but disaster overtook it on the way. The last wireless message sent from the Clipper sail "oil leak". And now wreckage found in the sea shows the clipper caught fire in the air and plunged into the sea a blazing wreck. The captain, Musick, hero of a million miles in the air, and a crew of 6, were all killed. Shots of the Clipper, in air, over San Francisco bridge, etc. CU of captain.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Aviation; Communications; Accidents and disasters
Footage sources
New York
Card file number
32373
Credits:
Commentator
Ivan Scott
Length of story (in feet)
57
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Aviation: Last call of the "Samoan Clipper" and ...', British Movietone News Issue No. 450A, 20 Jan 1938. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/8422 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)