Eastern Airplanes And Bolivian Military ’plane Collision AKA Plane Crash (1949)

Washington D.C., United States of America EASTERN AIRPLANES AND BOLIVIAN MILITARY ’PLANE COLLISION LS. A DC-4 airplane approaching National Airport. Pan to wrecked aircraft on bank of river. LS. Navy crash boat on the Potomac river. Wrecked ’plane in background. LS. The Wreck with people gathered round it and rowing boat approaching. MS. The Wreck surrounded by people. SCU. The wrecked ’plane showing where wings and motors were sheared off. People working on salvage. CU. Damaged fuselage. (2 shots) MS. Salvage workers looking in doorway of ’plane. Name: ’The Great Silver Fleet. Eastern Air Lines’ seen on side of body. SCU. The wreck. MS. Man looking down at wreck. MS. line of victims on stretchers on ground. MS. Rescue workers carrying stretchers. LS. GV. scene round wreck (2 shots) MS. Rescue squad bringing body ashore from river. MS. Body is placed on stretcher. MS. Stretcher is carried away. MS. Stretcher is placed in ambulance. MS. Priest administering last rites, bending over body on stretcher