Cessna L-19E Bird Dog Crash 1984 (Tabernash, Colorado) grsw 2019-03-20 | Cessna L-19 Bird Dog pilot leaves himself no escape route and crashes killing himself and his friend in the back. He stalls the airplane at least 3 times in the last few seconds of flight and each time it stalls he pulls the stick back.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabernash,_Colorado#1984_airplane_crashOn August 10, 1984, a Cessna L-19 Bird Dog (registration N4584A), piloted by James Jeb Caddell, 36, crashed in a forest near Tabernash. The aircraft was en route from Granby to Jeffco Airport, Colorado. The wreckage was found by backpackers three years later on August 23, 1987. A 6½ minute video shot from a VHS camcorder mounted on the instrument panel was found at the site. The heavily damaged tape, some of it hanging from tree branches, was recovered and repaired by Colorado deputy sheriff Dale Wood. Subsequent analysis of the footage revealed that the pilot had not taken into account the density altitude conditions that existed on the day of the flight. The aircraft was unable to climb away from steadily rising terrain. In an attempt to return to the departure airfield, the pilot stalled the airplane three times during a steep bank to the right. The pilot could be heard yelling, "Damn, hang on Ronnie!" to his one backseat passenger, Ronald Hugh Wilmond, 36, three seconds before impacting the terrain and trees.The Caddells had put a 20-year moratorium (via the FAA) on the release of the film to the general public with the only stipulation that it (at the FAA's request to the Caddells) be shown only to flight instructors at conventions and workshops. The moratorium eventually expired and was not renewed, and thus the footage became part of the public domain.http://www.portaharborinn.com/l-19_crash_documents.htmCessna serial number: 24527FAA Reg. Number: N4584AIntended Flight Route: Granby, Colorado to (Jeffco County) Denver, ColoradoLost: August 10th, 1984 at approx. 13:00 hoursFound: August 23rd, 1987, near Tabernash, Colorado
National Geographic: Lions of the African Night (1986) grsw 2020-11-01 | Africa's sunbaked days are prime time for humans, but the cool, velvet night belongs to the animals. When darkness descends on the African bushveld, a pride of 30 lions begin their nightly search for prey. As their pride moves through the darkness, the adult lions stalk and then bring down a large wildebeest. Cries of pain and triumph fill the air when the creature falls, and the lions compete fiercely for the spoils of the kill. Meanwhile, inexperienced and clumsy cubs learn a painful lesson from a determined porcupine. Surprisingly, most hunts are unsuccessful and hunger is a constant enemy of the pride.As the lions stalk game throughout the night, baboons smuggle in tree tops, and big-eyed night apes leap from limb to limb. Even the smallest creatures add to the drama of the night. beetles drum out mating calls; frogs croak in an odd chorus; and hidden animals moan, roar, bark, and howl.At dawn, the creatures of the bush return to their burrows, holes, and crevices, while the lions search for shade in which to drowse through another day, But when the eternal rhythms of nature bring on night, the lions will once again be hungry and restless, ready to prowl.Written and Produced by David & Carol HughesNarrated by Richard Kiley1986 National Geographic1988 Stylus VideoVHS SV1043
National Geographic: Yukon Passage (1977) grsw 2020-10-31 | Yukon Passage documents the grandeur and beauty of one of America's last great, unspoiled wildernesses as it takes you on a wild adventure through the frozen reaches of Canada and Alaska. Journey back in time with four courageous young men who set out on a danger-filled trip inspired by the hardship and romance of the men and women lured by the Gold Rush of 1898. The Four adventurers face the desolation and biting cold of the Arctic Circle and brave the roaring rapids of the Yukon River as they travel 1,800 miles on foot, skis, log raft and dogsled.Written, Produced and Directed by James LipscombNarrated by James Stewart1977 National Geographic Society
National Geographic: Polynesian Adventure (1969) grsw 2020-10-31 | This National Geographic special resolves around the year spent on the islands of Tahiti, Bora Bora, Raiatea and Tahaa by the Stanton Waterman family of Princeton, N.J., and illustrates how a typical American family meets the challenges of a strange and rather primitive environment. With Waterman, a veteran filmmaker, are his wife and their three teenage children. The purpose of the journey, according to the world-travelling Waterman, is to expose his family to a culture other than their own and to establish an esprit de corps within the family unit that he finds lacking in stateside society.The Watermans shed their suburban dress for traditional Polynesian garb and join their new neighbours in their work, celebrations, and day-to-day living.As he films, Waterman leads his family on undersea expeditions to a world he has long known and that he wants them to experience. They examine the reefs and waters, seeing first hand the awesome creatures of the deep that have challenged Waterman through his professional life.In all these adventures, Waterman films his family's activities and records the natives' reaction their presence and intent.1969 National Geographic1988 Stylus VideoVHS SV1037
National Geographic: Save the Panda (1983) grsw 2020-10-31 | All the world loves the panda... but only a lucky few have ever seen one. Fewer still have been close enough to observe these rare creatures in the wild. In prehistoric times giant pandas were plentiful over much of eastern China and in parts of Burma. In time, their numbers have dwindled due to human encroachment and climatic changes.So little is known about the giant panda that baffling questions are yet to be resolved. How much bamboo does one animal eat? How far must it travel for food? How much space does it require? But the most nagging question of all - can it survive? The giant pandas is one of the most endangered species on earth.Join scientists in the mountain ranges of central China as they track these rare creatures through nearly impenetrable bamboo in an effort to learn more about the panda and ultimately increase its chance of survival.Written and Produced by Miriam BirchDirector of Photography Norris BrockNarrated by Richard Basehart1983 National Geographic1988 Stylus VideoVHS SV1008
National Geographic: In the Shadow of Vesuvius (1987) grsw 2020-10-31 | Slumbering giant of a volcano, Vesuvius has periodically devastated whole cities and towns. Its famous eruption in A.D. 79 destroyed the towns of Herculaneum and Pompeii, burying its victims as they attempted to escape the volcano's fury. Lost and forgotten for more than 1,600 years, archaeologists have uncovered a whole commercial center. Even the victim's skeletons remain, huddled together in terror. With over 50 eruptions since Roman times, Vesuvius, the apocalyptic "flaming mountain," continues to live up to its name. Some two million people live in its shadow, haunted by the constant threat of disaster.Produced by Barbara Jampel and Joe SeamansWritten by Barbara JampelNarrated by Robert Foxworth1987 National Geographic1988 Stylus VideoVHS SV1048
National Geographic: Man of the Serengeti (1972) grsw 2020-02-16 | Tall and spear-straight the Masai of the Serengeti Plain epitomizes the fighter. For a century his fierce reputation slowed the advance of settlement in East Africa, as he grazed his cattle beside vast herds of wild animals. Now both man and wildlife are poignantly at bay.Travelling with a Masai warrior turned parked ranger, you will share a homecoming to his village. Join in age-old rites, stalk the prowling lion and migrating wildebeest, observe giraffes browsing, and a young gazelle stalked by a hungry lion.Produced and Directed by Robert YoungWritten by Bud WiserNarrated by Leslie Nielsen1972 National Geographic1988 Stylus VideoVHS SV1021
National Geographic: The Tigris Expedition (1978) grsw 2020-02-16 | In 1947, Thor Heyerdahl earned a lasting reputation when he sailed a balsa-log raft named Kon-Tiki from Peru to Polynesia. Later he learned of the more buoyant bardi reed of Iraq. Could the Sumerians have spread their culture in ships made of bardi reed? In November of 1977, Heyerdahl set out to answer this question with The Tigris Expedition.The ship, christened Tigris, began the four-month voyage in Iraq's legendary Tigris River. It was a journey of 4,200 miles which took Heyerdahl and his crew down the Persian Gulf, across the Arabian sea, to Pakistan and back again, and finally to the entrence of the Red Sea.Navigation of this craft was difficult to learn, and the crew had some anxious moments. They were often at the mercy of winds, rain, and a danger the Sumerians never faced - modern day supertankers. The Tigris Crew spent many harrowing hours dodging these monstrous behemoths. So many nations in the Red Sea area were at war during this period that the expedition could go no further.Heyerdahl and his crew resolved to burn Tigris to protest the arms sales that fuelled the fighting surrounding them, and the "stupidity of war." The Tigris Expedition captures haunting, poignant footage of the burning Tigris and her crew wordlessly watching from shore.Produced by Dale BellWritten by Theodore StraussNarrated by Leslie Nielsen1978 National Geographic1988 Stylus VideoVHS SV1027
National Geographic: The Great Whales (1977) grsw 2020-02-15 | For centuries man confronted the whale with fear, wonder and superstition. Legends told of the ocean giants crushing sailors and their ships, and it became a badge of supreme courage and skill to battle and kill them. Now, after several hundred years of whaling we are learning more about some of Earth's most intriguing creatures - leviathon mammals that evolved over millions of years from animals that had left the land to dwell in the sea. Scientists have learned fascvinating details about the creature's anatomy, "the sounds they make and the songs they sing" and migations. A whale's tremendous size and strength belie his gentleness, and there are documented reports of friendly encounters with humans.All over the world concern for the survival of the whale keeps pace with incoming scientific study.Written, Produced and Directed by Nicolas NoxonNarrated by Alexander Scourby1977 National Geographic1988 Stylus VideoVHS SV1016
National Geographic: Etosha: Place of Dry Water (1980) grsw 2019-08-29 | (This tape isn't in the best condition, sorry)Nature rules this southwestern African land with an iron hand - giving life with a deluge of rain, then gradually baking the ground until only the strongest survive the torrid dry season.For nearly two years, cinematographers David and Carol Hughes followed wildlife at Etosha Pan, a huge dry lake bed in Etosha National Park, patiently filming fascinating close-ups of animal behaviour in all its raw beauty: a baby springbok brought down by cheetahs; a wildebeest giving birth; a ground squirrel arching its tail over its head as a shield against the sun; a giant bullfrog hungrily devouring another; and a bat-eared fox detecting with its large sensitive ears the faint sounds of insects moving underground.National Geographic has never presented a Special like Etosha. There are no people on camera, and the film has only minimal narration and music. Some viewers may find the wildlife scenes a harsh reality, while others find this vivid encounter with the animal world to be the most extraordinary film footage they have seen anywhere.Produced and Photographed by David Hughes and Carol HughesWritten by Nicolas NoxonNarrated by Alexander Scourby1980 National Geographic Society1988 Stylus VideoSV1013
National Geographic: The Big Cats (1974) grsw 2019-08-29 | The Big Cats are both ferocious and loving creatures. In a split second, their temperament can flash from sensuous feline to ruthless hunter. National Geographic probes a variety of these vanishing predators, whose relationship with man has always been either an uneasy truce or a mortal struggle for the remaining wilderness.Big cats roam the Serengeti Plains of Africa. There, silent leopards stalk by day and night, and powerful lions defend their territory from their only challenger - other lions.In Poland, two Siberian tiger cubs are reared in a zoo so that they may be transplanted to a wildlife park in Sweden. For the first time in their lives, the cubs are able to experience snow and ice. The breeding of these tigers in captivity is a necessity if this species is to survive.Far from the safety of the national parks, and imperilled both by drought and advancing civilization, the Asiatic lions of Biblical fame - numbering only about two hundred - are forced to make their last stand in the stunted-teak Gir Forest in India.This National Geographic Special documents the plight of the big cats around the world - and their fight for survival.Written and Produced by Paul BoorstinDirected by Paul Boorstin and Jeri SopanenNarrated by Leslie Nielsen1974 National Geographic Society1988 Stylus VideoSV1019
National Geographic: Gold! (1978) grsw 2019-08-28 | In all of history no material has been cherished quite like it. Gold takes a fascinating look at this precious metal, as well as the schemes men have devised to acquire it and exploit it.There are numerous chapters in the gold story - and they begin in South Africa, the world's leading gold producer. Viewers are taken deep inside a mine where, in a steamy, low-rooted rock chamber, miners are filmed drilling out the gold-bearing rock.Highlighted in this Special is a tour of the Gori and Zucchi gold-jewellery factory in Arezzo, Italy, where machines mass-produce miles of gold chain in contrast to the intricate, hand-designed pieces made by the same company's craftsmen.An especially colourful chapter of the gold story is one for which no official statistics are kept - smuggling. Gold examines the smuggler's trade with footage acquired in Dubai, a tiny Middle Eastern country, traditionally known as a starting point in international gold smuggling.Gold includes a close view of Cellini's saltcellar, the lavish gold work presented in 1543 to King Francis I of France. Its overwhelming artistry and beauty is an appropriate symbol of how gold has dazzled the people of the world throughout the ages.Produced, Directed and Written by Irwin RostenNarrated by E.G. Marshall1978 National Geographic Society1988 Stylus VideoSV1028
National Geographic: Search for the Great Apes (1975) grsw 2019-08-28 | In a remote jungle camp in central Indonesian Borneo, Birute Galdikas-Brindamour studies the elusive orangutan, the only living Asian great ape. Birute believes that orangs developed their solitary, unsociable lifestyle because their favourite foods are scattered and sparse in the jungle, and group feeding would be impossible.Six thousand miles away, on a 10,000 foot volcanic peak of the Virunga Mountains in Africa, Dian Fossey is studying at close range the mountain gorilla, largest of the great apes. She has identified 17 gorilla vocalizations ranging from echoing "hoot barks" of curiosity or alarm to the rumbling, belch-like noises they make while feeding.Search for the Great Apes, offers you the chance to join these dedicated scientists for a close-up view of these most intriguing creatures.Produced by Christine Z. Wiser and David SaxonDirected by Robert M. Young, Robert M. Campbell, and Christine Z. WiserWritten by Bud WiserNarrated by Richard Kiley1975 National Geographic Society1988 Stylus VideoVHS SV1018
National Geographic: Monkeys, Apes, and Man (1971) grsw 2019-08-28 | In the isolated tropical forests of the world, there is an unconventional breed of dedicated, solitary human beings. They are scientists, searching for the hidden origins of mankind.Dian Fossey came alone to the rainforests of Central Africa. She ignored the myths and misconceptions that have made the mountain gorilla an object of terror, and instead found the gorilla to be a peaceful vegetarian.In Tanzania, scientist Jane Goodall studies wild chimpanzees. Goodall discovered the chimpanzee to be a meat eater that not only uses, butr manufacturers tools. She also realized that chimps have basic recognizable emotions and the need to communicate their feelings. Though physically incapable of forming the sounds of human speech, chimpanzees revealing their need for affection, recognitionm, and reassurance, engage in an unmistakable natural language that any human being can understand.Produced and Directed by Jeff MyrowWritten by Bud WiserNarrated by Leslie Nielsen1971 National Geographic Society1988 Stylus VideoVHS SV1033
National Geographic: Strange Creatures of the Night (1973) grsw 2019-08-27 | Around the world there are animals who live and hunt by day and night. Until now, we have witnessed only half their lives. Aided by a specially designed image intensifier - thousands of times more powerful than human eyesight - National Geographic cameras pierce the shadows to capture night creatures such as the owl hunting for prey and the vampire bat hungrily attacking cattle. Even the hyena, often seen scavenging among refuse during the day, emerges as a killer. This film penetrates a world of darkness to reveal these other STRANGE CREATURES OF THE NIGHT.Directed, Produced and Edited by David SaxonWritten by Bud WiserNarrated by Leslie Nielsen1973 National Geographic Society1988 Stylus VideoVHS SV1047
National Geographic: Treasure! (1976) grsw 2019-08-21 | Hurricane winds struck the Florida Keys in 1622, sinking the treasure-laden Spanish galleon Neustra Senora de Atocha. Three-and-a-half centuries later, a former diveshop owner brings her millions of dollars in treasures to the surface, piece by precious piece.The story of Mel Fisher's quest for the Atocha and her lucrative cargo - estimated at $100 million - is the subject of Treasure!"Once you see the ocean bottom carpted with gold chains, you'll never forget it," Fisher says of the experience. Fisher's team searched for years without a find. Then, in May of 1973, divers glimpsed their first real treasure. Thousands of silver coins were uncovered in a spot aptly named the Bank of Spain. After the discovery of the coins, Fisher and his crew continuied to unearth the treasure, including gold coins, a rosary, a gold disc, and finally, some silver bars whose registry numbers provied that Mel Fisher had indeed discovered the remnants of the Atocha.Written and Produced by Nicolas NoxonDirected by Nicolas Noxon, Howard Worth, Dennis B. KaneNarrated by Alexander Scourby1976 National Geographic Society1988 Stylus VideoVHS SV1030
Dreamers Cloth - Marble Halls / Endlos Reichenberger Schorle Pool (2009) grsw 2019-07-09 | 00:00 Marble Halls19:25 Endlos Reichenberger Schorle Pool
National Geographic: Polar Bear Alert (1982) grsw 2019-06-06 | The Canadian town of Churchill, Manitoba is on the migratory path of what many consider the most dangerous caernivore in the Arctic - the great white polar bear. As winter approaches, and the polar bears trek northward to mewet the ice on the Hudson Bay, the isolated village is visited by the largest concentration of polar bears anywhere. As the town attempts to cope with the bears' arrival, citizens board their doors and windows; a woman walks her child with a rifle-bearing escort; and a frantic mother of six is forced to shoot a bear that breaks down her door. As the massive bears lumber closer, they provide scientists with a unique opportunity to observe them. For the townspeople, however, they create a season of apprehension.Written and Directed by James LipscombCoproduced and Photographed by James Lipscomb and James DeckardNarrated by Jason Robards1982 National Geographic Society1988 Stylus VideoVHS SV1009
National Geographic: Dive to the Edge of Creation (1979) grsw 2019-03-23 | In 1977, a geological expedition discovered exotic forms of sea life a mile and a half beneath the surface of the ocean, where no sunlight penetrates. In 1979, a team of scientists headed by geologist Dr. Robert Ballard, and biologist Dr. J. Frederick Grassle, set out on Lulu, mother ship of the submersible Alvin, and research vessel Gilliss to relocate and explore these warm vents, and hopefully find new ones. This Special follows the multi-million dollar deep-diving expedition more than 200 miles northeast of the Galapagos Islands. The Galapagos Rifty is a chain of underwater mountains extending 40,000 miles through the oceans. At places along the ridge, the earth's crust is constantly pulling apart. Volcanic activity creates fissures in the ocean floor, thus creating the warm water vents."The animals are living in a precarious setting," Ballard says. "The vents can shut off, molten lava can cover them - and they'll all die", Yet somehow these species have been able to survive thousands, perhaps millions of years.Written and Produced by James LipscombDirected by James Lipscomb and Alfred GiddingsNarrated by Leslie Nielsen1979 National Geographic Society1988 Stylus VideoVHS SV1026
Protect and Survive - 1975 Nuclear War UK Public Information Films grsw 2018-11-03 | All 20 short public information films from the "Protect and Survive" series produced in 1975, directed by Bill Stewart, animated by Richard Taylor Cartoon Films and narrated by Patrick Allen. The series was considered classified material intended for transmission on all television channels only if the government determined that nuclear attack was likely within 72 hours.Taken from the bonuses for the BFI remaster of "When the Wind Blows" on blu-ray.0:00 Nuclear Explosions Explained1:36 The Warnings4:40 What To Do When the Warnings Sound7:12 Stay at Home8:55 Choosing a Fall-Out Room11:03 Refuges15:02 Materials To Use For Your Fall-out Room And Refuge17:01 Make Your Fall-out Room and Refuge Now21:52 What To Put In Your Fall-out Room25:00 Action After Warnings29:21 Water and Food32:07 Sanitation33:42 Fire Precautions35:46 The Importance Of Your Radio37:07 Life Under Fall-Out Conditions40:03 What To Do After An Attack42:35 Sanitation Care45:17 Water Consumption46:45 Food Consumption48:25 Casualties
