| Airliner Crash: 129 Killed in Tourist Flight | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1760 |
| Catalog #: | 425844 | |
| Clip Number: | 425844-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 040-034-03 | |
| Timecode: | 00:09:53 - 00:10:41 | |
| Location: | Cyprus, Greece | |
| Year Shot: | 1967 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Air Crashes DISASTERS: Damage / Aftermath DISASTERS: Survivors DISASTERS: Victims LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Greece SCENICS: Valleys | |
| Description: | "A Swiss charter airliner is hit by lighting over Cyprus' mountains and crashes into a hillside, killing all aboard except four of the crew. It's the worst air disaster in Cyprus history; and one of the worst serious in civil aviation. Most of the victims were Swiss and German tourists returning from a cut-rate tour of the Far East Panning TLS - Debris & wreckage strewn along hillside, stop at remnants of engine. TLS - Man in light-colored business suit standing, walking through debris by wreckage of fuselage. TLS - Smoldering wreckage of propeller engine. MSs - Grecian Army soldiers carrying dead bodies on stretchers from scene. MSs - Passenger belongings, debris scattered on ground: luggage, purse, travel paraphernalia for Thailand, doll, photograph. | |
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