| Air Tragedy: 12 Die As Big Bomber Dives on Apartment | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1562 |
| Catalog #: | 351430 | |
| Clip Number: | 351430-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 024-483-01 | |
| Timecode: | 00:12:09 - 00:13:07 | |
| Location: | Seattle, Washington | |
| Year Shot: | 1951 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Air Crashes FIREFIGHTING: Work LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Washington, Seattle | |
| Description: | Air Tragedy: 12 Die As Big Bomber Dives on Apartment A B-50 bomber, designed to carry the atomic bomb to distant targets, crashes shortly after takeoff into an apartment building, enveloping it in a sea of burning gasoline. Six crew members and six occupants of the building lost their lives. Aftermath. Firefighters spray water on smoldering wreckage. Rescue workers cover the body of a victim and carry it away on stretcher. | |
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