Description:
Overview of the crash of Delta flight 723 July 31, 1973 as the plane was landing at Logan airport. All 89 passengers were killed in the crash. Footage includes b-roll from Logan airport, shots of a Delta plane, interview with a man who heard the crash, bodies lined up in a building, men walking around the plane wreckage, funeral service during which a woman is given a flag, airplanes taking off, very quick cuts of wreckage and the aftermath of the plane crash, body being wheeled away on a stretcher, firemen dousing the wreckage , ambulances arriving at the hospital, a military funeral. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection:
WCVB Collection
Date Created:
12/31/1973