Archive Watch

U.S. Coast Guard (1956)

1956 · Short film · 10 min

Synopsis

This astonishing film -- created using 8mm home movies of the actual events as well as re-enactments shot later -- shows the ordeal of Pan Am Flight 6 which was forced to ditch in the Pacific ocean after developing engine trouble at the "Point of No Return" between California and Hawaii in 1956. Pan Am Flight 6 (registration N90943) ditched in the Pacific Ocean on October 16, 1956, after two of its four engines failed. The aircraft took off from Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, at 8:26 p.m. HST…

Uploader's description on archive.org

Details

Running time
10 minutes