| 19 Perish In West Coast Air Disaster | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1592 |
| Catalog #: | 352989 | |
| Clip Number: | 352989-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 026-514-02 | |
| Timecode: | 00:02:03 - 00:02:41 | |
| Location: | California | |
| Year Shot: | 1953 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Air Crashes DISASTERS: Damage / Aftermath DISASTERS: Rescues LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, California | |
| Description: | Eleven passengers and crewmen die as British transport, on the last leg of an 8600 mile flight from Australia, crashes in a mountainside only minutes before landing. A threat of a forest fire threatened working in this terrain Establishing shot - Aerial view of the forest and a pillar of smoke rising out of the trees. Aerial shot - Area where the plane crashed and knocked down some trees. Debris strewn all over the area. MCUS - Rescue workers cleaning up debris and looking for bodies. MCUS - Three rescue workers carrying a body and laying it on the ground next to another body. CUS - Rescue workers carrying a body up the side of the mountain with the aid of a rope. CUS - A tire from the crashed plane lodged in a tree. | |
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