U.S.A. & CANARY ISLANDS: CO-PILOT AND RESCUE HERO OF TENERIFE JUMBO JETS COLLISION DESCRIBE DISASTER -- COFFINS MASSED IN HANGER AWAITING SHIPMENT HOME.

Record ID: 1056123

  • Title: U.S.A. & CANARY ISLANDS: CO-PILOT AND RESCUE HERO OF TENERIFE JUMBO JETS COLLISION DESCRIBE DISASTER -- COFFINS MASSED IN HANGER AWAITING SHIPMENT HOME.
  • Date: 2nd April 1977
  • Summary: 1. CUS Pan-American Airlines pilot Robert Bragg, survivor of Tenerife disaster, talking to the reporter in New York, USA, and using models on table to display collision. (4 shots) 1.18 2. GV aircraft hanger, Tenerife airport, Canary Islands. 1.23 3. GVs INTERIOR massed coffins inside hanger (2 shots) 1.46 4. SVS workmen preparing coffins for flight out, and wrapped body on table. (2 shots) 1.57 5. SV workman identifying coffins with labels. 2.00 6. SV wrapped body on table. 2.02 7. GV workmen opening coffin 2.10 8. SVS Pan-American air hostess survivors walking among coffins (2 shots). 2.22 9. SV INTERIOR Pan-American rescue hero Jack Ridout and survivor Joan Holt walking into news conference, San Diego, California, USA. (MUTE) 2.29 10. SVS Ridout talking to newsman (4 shots) 3.06 TRANSCRIPT: SEQ. 1: BRAGG: "We had already been told by the tower that the weather at the field was 500 metres and that the centre-line lights were out, which meant that we could not take off, not unless the Captain had said. The field was below take-off normals, and it was our intention to go down to the end of the runway and wait until the weather did improve. "We were sitting straight ahead when we first saw the landing lights on the KLM flight. And the first time we saw him, we thought he was still standing still, waiting for us to clear the runway. And the next second we saw the lights moving, and the Captain said 'I think he is moving' and about the same time we saw the aeroplane, and the Captain went to full take-off power on the throttles, and made an immediate left-turn to try to get us off the runway. And at that time, after we had made about a thirty-degree turn, I saw KLM start his rotation to bring the nose up, and at that time, it was an instant later, that he hit us. 'At this airport, like all international airports, the English language is the language used by all controllers and pilots, and the man was understandable.' SEQ. 10: SURVIVOR JACK RIDOUT: 'She was out right away. I got her out... I would say... within thirty seconds... at least. I mean, that's the pretty realistic thing. The next girl I got out was Terry....' SURVIVOR JOAN HOLT: 'Terry Brewsfeld (note -- phoenetic spelling).' RIDOUT: '.... she was sitting in front. I was slinging people at the rate of may be one every thirty seconds. I had say I was in there maybe five minutes when the stewardess died. We blew up the ramp, and the third explosion came, and she disappeared, and I said 'I cannot do any more'.' Initials EP/2735 PART TELERECORDING Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: NEW YORK & SAN DIEGO, USA, & TENERIFE, CANARY ISLANDS
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