| The Poignant Aftermath Of The R101 Calamity | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7308 |
| Catalog #: | 520440 | |
| Clip Number: | 520440-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | LSC 107 | |
| Timecode: | 01:57:47 - 02:00:27 | |
| Location: | France | |
| Year Shot: | 1930 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Air Crashes DISASTERS: Victims FUNERALS: Rituals & Traditions LOCATIONS/EUROPE: France TRANSPORTATION/AVIATION: Airship (Dirigible) | |
| Description: | Tape 7308 B Similar to catalog # 520004 Title: "The Poignant Aftermath of the R101 Calamity." VS of people walking up stairs and going through an entranceway to the R101 airship covered by flaps. Waiters and chefs enter first followed by a line of passengers. "France honours the victims of the greatest disaster in Aviation's checkered history." Panning shot of crowded railway platform as a train pulls into the station; people remove their hats or salute in respect. Shot of military men stationed to form a path; the soldiers in the FG un shoulder their rifles. Shot of crowd. Another crowd shot with British and French Flags being held by the military. A group of military soldiers, with drums, await the order to start marching. Various military and other officials march by, followed by the British Flag covered coffins; people bow their heads in respect. A group of bearers(French) place a coffin on the ground. British sailors carry the coffin aboard the ship. Another coffin is lowered to the ship on a board by a pulley where it is lifted off by sailors. Another coffin has been placed on the board and is started to be lowered. | |
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