Working on no more than a bushman’s intuition Bernard O’Reilly battled for days over miles of dense and seemingly impenetrable rainforest to try and locate a downed Stinson airliner. After a two day battle with the elements he not only located the crashed Stinson but assisted in carrying out two of the survivors. Narrated by John Schindler.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
303770
Language
English
Subject categories
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Aeronautics
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Aircraft accidents
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Accidents
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Search and rescue operations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)