Plane Crash at Midland, Mich.
Film Identifier: F.2012-03-1047
Run Time
0h 4m 45s
0h 4m 45s
Format
16mm
16mm
Color
B&W
B&W
Sound
Silent
Silent
Date Produced
1958
1958
Abstract
Silent news outtakes from April 6, 1958, when a midair malfunction caused Capital Airlines Flight 67 to crash short of the runway at Tri-City Airport near Freeland, Michigan, killing 47 passengers and crew members.
Silent news outtakes from April 6, 1958, when a midair malfunction caused Capital Airlines Flight 67 to crash short of the runway at Tri-City Airport near Freeland, Michigan, killing 47 passengers and crew members.
Description
Begins with exterior shots of Tri-City Airport (now MBS International Airport), serving Midland, Bay City, and Saginaw, Michigan. The footage then shifts to interior shots within a makeshift morgue at Dow Chemical's hangar, where numerous dead bodies have been covered in white sheets and laid down in rows. Shots of emergency vehicles, Michigan State Police, and healthcare workers surrounding the building. A body is wheeled on a stretcher and lifted into an ambulance as law enforcement directs traffic. The film ends with shots of the Vickers Viscount 745D aircraft, still smoking, parts strewn across a muddy corn field.
Begins with exterior shots of Tri-City Airport (now MBS International Airport), serving Midland, Bay City, and Saginaw, Michigan. The footage then shifts to interior shots within a makeshift morgue at Dow Chemical's hangar, where numerous dead bodies have been covered in white sheets and laid down in rows. Shots of emergency vehicles, Michigan State Police, and healthcare workers surrounding the building. A body is wheeled on a stretcher and lifted into an ambulance as law enforcement directs traffic. The film ends with shots of the Vickers Viscount 745D aircraft, still smoking, parts strewn across a muddy corn field.
Main Credits
Koza, Frank (is filmmaker)
Form
Related Place
Michigan (represents)