| Plane Hits Tower | ||
|---|---|---|
| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1624 |
| Catalog #: | 354419 | |
| Clip Number: | 354419-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 029-092-03 | |
| Timecode: | 00:37:27 - 00:38:26 | |
| Location: | New Jersey | |
| Year Shot: | 1956 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Air Crashes DISASTERS: Damage / Aftermath DISASTERS: Victims LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, New Jersey | |
| Description: | 4 Die, 17 are injured when a private plane hits an 800 foot radio tower in new jersey and spins down into an apartment house. More than a hundred in the house were menaced by flaming gasoline and flying wreckage. Aftermath. A private twin engine plane attempting a landing at a New York Airport in the murk of dust crashed into a 800 ft. television tower. a short distance from the Hudson River. A section of the wing can be seen jammed against a section of the tower. Following the crash the plane jar ratted seven blocks and smashed into an apartment house sheltering more than 100 persons. Wreckage from the plane mingled with wreckage from the building. Establishing shot - A long shot of the television tower. LL - Section of the planes wing lodged in the tower. MS - At dusk, looking up the corner of an apartment building taken off by the plane. MOHS - Investigators looking at the inside of the building. CUS - One of the wheels of the plane. CUS - Rescue workers carrying a dead body away from the wreckage. Ground up - Workmen cutting away the top portion of the television tower. | |
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