• Short Summary

    The wreck of the aircraft 'American Legion'

  • Description

    Item title reads: "Atlantic Flight Disaster. Pilots killed and huge plane wrecked in tragic crash."

    Langley Field, Virginia, United States of America (USA).

    Air to ground shot of the crashed aircraft, a Keystone K-47 Pathfinder, 'American Legion' having nose dived into a swampy area. Panning shot around the crash site.

    Note: The crash occurred on 26th April 1927.

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    680.37
    Media URN:
    32929
    Group:
    Pathe newsreels
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    09/05/1927
    Sound:
    sound
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:00:52:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:50:20:00 / 01:51:12:00
    Canister:
    G 1396

Comments (3)

  1. Unknown user says

    The crash occurred on April 26 1927.

    The location is Langley Field, near Hampton, Virginia.

    The plane is a Keystone K-47 Pathfinder, Reg. No. NX179, named "American Legion".

    Pilots Noel Davis and Stanton Wooster were both killed.

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  2. Unknown user says

    SEE ALSO CLIP 680.05.

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  3. Unknown user says

    Thanks for this.

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