Eastern Air Lines plane crash, search and rescue--outtakes

Item Description
Title
Eastern Air Lines plane crash, search and rescue--outtakes

News Story Number
WLTX-TV News Story 662

Sound or Silent
Silent and sound

Contributing Institution
University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections


Digital Collection
Local Television Newsfilm Collections


Collection Name
WLTX-TV News Collection


Date
1974-09-11

Decade
1970

Temporal Coverage
Filmed on September 11, 1974.

Content Description
Search and rescue operations in the aftermath of the crash of Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 near Charlotte, North Carolina. Footage depicts workers among wreckage and debris from the DC-9 passenger jet, and removal of victims' remains. 69 of the 82 people on board were killed in the crash, and three of the initial survivors later died of their injuries. Many of the deceased were South Carolina residents, including Wayne Seal (news director for WCIV-TV and former press secretary to S. C. Governor Robert McNair), and Dr. James Colbert Jr. (vice president of academic affairs at the Medical University of South Carolina).

Geographic Location
Charlotte (N.C.)


Subject
Eastern Air Lines.
Airplane crash survival.
Aircraft accidents.
Search and rescue operations.


Contributor Name
WNOK 1982


Creator Name
WIS-TV (Production unit)


Rights
Copyright Moving Image Research Collections. All rights reserved. For further information please contact University of South Carolina, Moving Image Research Collections, Columbia, SC 29208.

Physical Format
Film: 16mm. Silent and sound. Color. Masterpositive. 1.37:1 (Academy). Magnetic. Acetate.

Citation
Eastern Air Lines plane crash, search and rescue--outtakes. (WLTX-TV News Story 662.) WLTX-TV News Collection. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

Time Period
The Modern State (1970-present)


Type
Moving Image

Format
video/H264

Media Type
Motion pictures (visual works)

Run Time
01:43

Digitization Specifications
This standard definition .h264 video is an access copy derived from a captured videotape master of a film original.

Date Digital
2016-05-03

Language
English

Website
https://digital.library.sc.edu/collections/local-television-newsfilm-collections/