The drama of the destruction, devastation and loss of life synonymous with aircraft disasters is evidenced here in this collection of British news reports from the golden age of the cinema newsreel. The aftermath, physical remains and survivors testimonies of some of the most notorious air crashes, both civilian and Royal Air Force, are covered off in this extensive overview of the period 1920 to 1973.
61 Disasters featured include:
The great Air Mail Crash, Hendon, 1920
The R101 Airship disaster of 1929
The RAF Crash in Edmonton in 1938, destroying 3 homes and killing 11 civilians
Wartime British Air Defence successes in shooting down Luftwaffe planes
The 1947 Tudor 2 crash that killed Lancaster designer Roy Chadwick
The 1950 Tudor 5 airline crash killing 80 at Sigginstone, near Cardiff
The 1952 Farnborough Air Show DH.110 tragedy, killing 28 spectators
The Comet disasters of the 1950s
The horrendous RAF Vulcan Crash at London Airport in 1956
The RAF Black Arrows 'Great Escape' the following year
1958 Manchester UInited tragedy near Munich
The BAC 111, Kestrel, and BEA Vanguard Crashes of the 1960s
1971 - The Red Arrows lost four pilots and two Gnats during rehearsals at Kemble
Trident and Vanguard crashes complete this unique compilation of British Pathe and British Movietone newsreel footage.
Bonus newsreel features:
1925: Crash Proof Aircraft
1934: Hendon Air Show
