Rescuers at work at plane crash site in Californian mountains - some distressing images.
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Short Summary
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Description
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Data
- Film ID:
- 2646.25
- Media URN:
- 78775
- Group:
- Unissued unused
- Archive:
- British Pathé
- Issue Date:
- 1953
- Sound:
- Mute
- HD Format:
- Available on request
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Duration:
- 00:05:24:00
- Time in/Out:
- 01:55:59:00 / 02:01:23:00
- Canister:
- UN 2565 E
jamied says
The crash seen here occurred on 29 October 1953.
Although the shots list describes the plane involved as a "British DC-6", it was in fact a Douglas DC-6 flown by British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines. The craft was on a flight from Sydney Australia to Vancouver, British Columbia.
19 people were killed, including the American pianist William Kapell.
BAILLYD says
My name is Dennis Bailly. I am a videographer and member of a group who are responsible for having a memorial plaque placed near the crashsite represented by your footage of the BCPA DC-6. I am producing a documentary of this incident and was wondering if I could use some of this footage. This is a non-profit endeavor for YouTube publication. I would appreciate your response be sent to my email address: visualmedia@comcast.net. Thank you for your consideration.
By the way there is a typo in your description......the crash was on King's Mountain above Half Moon Bay. You may be interested to know a group went to the crash site Tuesday the 29th of October to comemorate the 60th anniversary and the son of the pilot from Australia was in the group.