The Eruption of Mount St. Helens Part 2 (erupted 18May1980) Volcanic Eruption
Reenactments, personal recollections and documentary narration, of one of the most awesome natural events in our nation's history. The film is highlighted by some spectacular footage and recordings made at the time of the Mount St. Helens explosion.
May 18th 1980 - Forest service tree planting party - Mt St. Helens erupts - huge plumes of ash. Driving a car in Eastern Washington at noon - night conditions on roads due to ash.
19:10:51 304th Aerospace Rescue and recovery helicopter takes off in search for geologist David Johnson. AVs Lake hardly visible - other helicopters in air. News cameras at press conference about eruption. Helicopter picking up man and his dog. Paramedics put woman on stretcher. Rescue helicopters kicking up ash. Ice and snow making mud flow. AV Swift reservoir - masses of logs in swollen river traveling at high speed. Debris hitting bridge. Boat attempts to clear debris. Lower Columbia River closed. Destroyed buildings following flood. Map showing spread of ash over America. Various shots localised ash - horse shaking - man looking at ash covered engine of car / auto. Woman wearing face mask. Cleaning up operations. AV debris - destroyed forests / trees. Spirit Lake filled with debris. Crater.
19:16:44 Montage of stills photographs taken at time of actual eruption by Gary Rosenquist with eyewitness voice over. Newspaper headlines The Oregonian with photograph.
19:17:27 Forestry department carrying out recovery survey. Further eruption on amateur film / time-lapse by photographer Jerry Whitaker ?
19:18:17 Man with survey equipment “watching” mountain. AVs helicopter over smoking crater. Geologists inspecting and taking rock samples from volcanic crater. Forest service scientists monitor plant and animal life. Scenics - plants - AVs over pine forest. Mountain range.
the eruption happened after moderate earthquake
Clearance to re-use to be sought from USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region
PO Box 3623, Portland Or. 97208 Tel 503 808-2468
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The Eruption of Mount St. Helens Part 2 (erupted 18May1980) Volcanic Eruption Reenactments, personal recollections and documentary narration, of one of the most awesome natural events in our nation's history. The film is highlighted by some spectacular footage and recordings made at the time of the Mount St. Helens explosion. May 18th 1980 - Forest service tree planting party - Mt St. Helens erupts - huge plumes of ash. Driving a car in Eastern Washington at noon - night conditions on roads due to ash. 19:10:51 304th Aerospace Rescue and recovery helicopter takes off in search for geologist David Johnson. AVs Lake hardly visible - other helicopters in air. News cameras at press conference about eruption. Helicopter picking up man and his dog. Paramedics put woman on stretcher. Rescue helicopters kicking up ash. Ice and snow making mud flow. AV Swift reservoir - masses of logs in swollen river traveling at high speed. Debris hitting bridge. Boat attempts to clear debris. Lower Columbia River closed. Destroyed buildings following flood. Map showing spread of ash over America. Various shots localised ash - horse shaking - man looking at ash covered engine of car / auto. Woman wearing face mask. Cleaning up operations. AV debris - destroyed forests / trees. Spirit Lake filled with debris. Crater. 19:16:44 Montage of stills photographs taken at time of actual eruption by Gary Rosenquist with eyewitness voice over. Newspaper headlines The Oregonian with photograph. 19:17:27 Forestry department carrying out recovery survey. Further eruption on amateur film / time-lapse by photographer Jerry Whitaker ? 19:18:17 Man with survey equipment “watching” mountain. AVs helicopter over smoking crater. Geologists inspecting and taking rock samples from volcanic crater. Forest service scientists monitor plant and animal life. Scenics - plants - AVs over pine forest. Mountain range. the eruption happened after moderate earthquake Clearance to re-use to be sought from USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region PO Box 3623, Portland Or. 97208 Tel 503 808-2468