Evacuation of personnel from and delivery of emergency supplies to Bludenz, Austria after the avalanche disaster of 13th January, 1954. Supply packages with 'CARE' written on them being loaded into a United States H-19 helicopter. U.S. Colonel Robert L. Rizon accepts the CARE packages from Professor Baumgartner. Major Ontko and Herr Lange look on. A tent area with personnel outside the tents. The plateau area where H-19 helicopters land. A H-19 helicopter lifts off. A group of personnel affected by the avalanche watch the operations.
Evacuation of personnel from and delivery of emergency supplies to Blons village in Bludenz, Austria after the avalanche disaster of 13th January, 1954. An aerial view of the area affected by the avalanche in Blons. A wrecked helicopter lying on the ground. A sign on the ground reads 'VROT'. An Austrian guard comes out of a tent carrying bundles of ropes. He carries them to a 6x6 truck.
Evacuation of personnel from and delivery of emergency supplies to Bludenz, Austria after the avalanche disaster of 13th January, 1954. A man walks past a building. Men ride a horse drawn sledge. Men shovel snow from a rooftop. People walk about in the street. A chained tractor wheel skids in snow. A black flag is flown to honor those who died in the avalanche. A stone statue.
Evacuation of personnel from and delivery of emergency supplies to Bludenz, Austria after the avalanche disaster of 13 January, 1954. A United States Air Force Sikorsky H-19 helicopter lifts off. The helicopter hovers above a field and in flight. Officers and civilians consult a map. The Commanding Officer of the 12th Air Force Group, Colonel Robert Rizon, discusses the map with the people of Bludenz. The H-19 helicopter lands as a man in the foreground gives instructions.
Evacuation of personnel from and delivery of emergency supplies to Bludenz, Austria after the avalanche disaster of 13th January, 1954. Dogs are being loaded onto a United States Army Sikorsky H-19 helicopter. A dog with a man inside the helicopter. The pilot and the copilot in the cockpit of the helicopter. The rotor blades of the H-19 helicopter start. A cletrack being loaded onto a 6x6 truck. A pilot gets into the cockpit of a H-19 helicopter.
A new sport 'Water Walk' in Enns, Austria. Water walkers wear pontoons. They walk on water. Men float in heavy water. They hold a pedal in their hands.