16mm 1946 US Army Transport Plane Crash Rescue Newsreel - "Daring Air Rescue In Icy Alps"
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMGQzMjeO1k --~--
A newsreel presentation on the post World War 2 air rescue mission in the alps in response to the 1946 crash landing of a US Army transport plane in the Swiss Alps. The twelve survivors were stranded in the plane for five days during which several European aircraft air dropped supplies to make the agonizing wait a bit more bearable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMGQzMjeO1k --~--
A newsreel presentation on the post World War 2 air rescue mission in the alps in response to the 1946 crash landing of a US Army transport plane in the Swiss Alps. The twelve survivors were stranded in the plane for five days during which several European aircraft air dropped supplies to make the agonizing wait a bit more bearable.
Sources
- YouTube channel: Canada Day Archive · video ↗ — title, description, video
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