| Sports: John Cobb Dies. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1567 |
| Catalog #: | 352187 | |
| Clip Number: | 352187-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 025-402-06 | |
| Timecode: | 00:24:45 - 00:25:34 | |
| Location: | Loch Ness, Scotland | |
| Year Shot: | 1952 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Boating accident, Shipwreck LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, Scotland TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Speedboats TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Stunts | |
| Description: | Sports: John Cobb Dies. Famed racer John Cobb dies in tragic attempt to beat world speed-boat mark (speed record attempt). His jet-propelled boat disintegrates before a horrified crowd. Cobb climbs into his boat; he's an older gentleman wearing a hat. Boat is pulled out onto Loch Ness. TLS boat speeding along the water, then it just disintegrates (tragedy, disaster). TLS of rescue boats reaching scene of his death. [Very strange choice of newsreel music - upbeat march usually played with football footage.] | |
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