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California (Tiny Wee Bee Airplane Flies; Avro Tudor Crash Aftermath, May50)

Reel Number: 221687-28

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1950

Country: United Kingdom,USA,Wales

Location: California,Cardiff,San Diego

TC Begins: 08:35:07

TC Ends: 08:36:41

Duration: 00:01:34

Title: California 08:35:09 Tiny airplane Wee Bee pushed on tarmac, man picks up. Two men strap pilot onto fuselage, he moves rudder w/ feet 08:35:33 Plane taking off past camera. 08:35:46 Aerial shot of plane in flight w/ X90840 on wing; plane banks & flies away. 08:35:59 Title: Wales 08:36:02 Wreckage of large commercial airliner, pan across. Military & police alongside. CU life belt & other wreckage. Oddities; Aviation Inventions; Disasters; Crash Aftermath; NOTE 1: Only one Wee Bee was built & flown by Ken Coward, William Chana & Karl Montijo in San Diego, CA. After being displayed at San Diego Aerospace Museum it was lost in a 1978 fire there. NOTE 2: 12Mar50 Avro Tudor transport crash near Cardiff, Wales killed 80 of 83 on board. Plane was on landing approach w/ returning Welsh football fans after victory over Ireland.

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