- Title: CF1839
- Date:1950s
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Summary:
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Auto Disaster at Langhorne, Pennsylvania car race. October 14, 1951: Close shot of 2 cars speeding to and past camera, car in FG lettered #6, cars in BG tailing behind. Looking down on several cars zooming past around bend in speedway. Cars speeding to and past on speedway. Looking down on 2 cars skidding around bend in speedway, bumping into each other and bursting into flames at side of track; other cars speeding around bend driving off their course trying to avoid crack-up; people watching near burning car in BG seeming too dazed to move. Several autos driving to and past, swerving badly on track. Auto lettered #51 driving madly past camera and then skidding; blur PAN as car turns over; car then lading into burning car at side of track, a few remaining car; spectators in BG and lower FG running towards burning mass as black smoke pours from wrecked cars, ambulance visible driving across speedway to wreckage at side of track; cars still in race appearing round bend, and then colliding into cars already wrecked, one car turning over. LHS Two cars driving past, crashing and bursting into flames; one car lettered #66; people running towards wreckage in middle of speedway. Two cars driving around bend in speedway, colliding, turning over, and bursting into flames, black smoke rising in heavy cloud from wreckage; people running past towards burning mass. - TYPE:Historical
- DATE:1950s
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- SOURCE:Historic
- Decade:
- Colour:B&W
- Keywords:NEWSREEL, USA, CAR RACING, MULTIPLE CRASHES, CAR CRASHES
- Master Title:CF1839
- Segment:17
- Sound:Silent
