Atlantic Flight Disaster (1927)

Item title reads: “Atlantic Flight Disaster. Pilots killed and huge plane wrecked in tragic crash.“ Langley Field, Virginia, United States of America (USA). Air to ground shot of the crashed aircraft, a Keystone K-47 Pathfinder, ’American Legion’ having nose dived into a swampy area. Panning shot around the crash site. Note: The crash occurred on 26th April 1927. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.
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