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Welsh Airlift Ends In Crash 1949
Description
Full title reads: "Welsh Airlift Ends In Crash (Exclusive)".
Croesor Valley, Ffestiniog, Wales. A helicopter crashes while lifting cement to mend a Welsh dam.
MV Sikorsky S-51 helicopter flying in mountains with cement load swinging. MV mountains showing the Croesor dam and helicopter...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Mark
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- sound
- Media URN:
- 46039
- Sort Number:
- 49/043
- Time in/Out:
- 01:51:09:00 / 01:52:33:00
- Canister:
- 49/43
- Film ID:
- 1413.36
- Issue Date:
- 30/05/1949
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The helicopter's Reg. No. was G-AKCU.
The craft was being operated by British European Airways (BEA). Aviation records record this helicopter as "Crashed 24/5/49. Written Off".
"Festiniog" should read "Ffestiniog".
This helicopter also appears, (under happier circumstances!), in clip 1424.28.
More footage for this story can be seen in clip 2489.10.
Thanks. Some interesting information!