| Idlewild Plane Crash, Two Souls Lost, Twenty Five Survive | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1591 |
| Catalog #: | 352956 | |
| Clip Number: | 352956-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 026-510-03 | |
| Timecode: | 00:30:31 - 00:31:04 | |
| Location: | New York, New York | |
| Year Shot: | 1953 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Air Crashes DISASTERS: Damage / Aftermath LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, New York, New York | |
| Description: | Dull in contrast and imagery The first fatal accident in the history of Idlewild airport comes when a constellation crashes and burns on take-off. Heroic crewmen guide 23 of those aboard to safety through the inferno. MLS - (Nighttime) Flames shooting in the air. MCUS - Fuselage burning, you can see outline of windows. MCUS - Cockpit a blaze. MCUS - One of the motors to the plane laying on the ground all smashed up. MLS - Morning shot, its either fog or smoke, then you see the wreckage on the ground of the chard airplane. CUS - The remains of the plane. | |
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