A Miraculous Escape 1940

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Full title reads: "A Miraculous Escape"

Australia.

VS of the wreckage of an Australian airliner lying in a field after it crash landed, with CUs of the engine, fuel tanks etc. lying in field. The plane crashed after colliding with an eagle but the pilot managed to land the machine,...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
20737
Sort Number:
40/034
Time in/Out:
01:02:25:00 / 01:03:03:00
Canister:
40/34
Film ID:
1043.03
Issue Date:
25/04/1940

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  • The incident featured here took place on 8 February 1940.

    Plane involved was a Douglas DC-2-185, Registration Number VH-USY, named "Bungana".

    The hero pilot was Captain Norman Croucher. The air hostess featured at the end of the clip is Mavis Matters.

    jamied 21st Feb 2012
  • Impressive information - Where did you find out their names jamied?

    British Pathé 3rd May 2012

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