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  1. Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Meteor Sets New Record

    Date released
    12 Feb 1948
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    975A
    NoS ID
    014934
    Story no
    3 / 7

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Meteor Set New Air Speed Record. DESCRIPTION: The Air Speed Record has gone again, 542.9 miles a hour was set in a Meteor by Squadron Leader Waterton. SHOTLIST: KS MS Meteor. GV take...

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  2. Record Speed Climb

    Date released
    10 Sep 1951
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1162
    NoS ID
    017354
    Story no
    1 / 6

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Record Speed Climb. DESCRIPTION: At Moreton Valance, Gloucestershire, a Meteor fighter with Sapphire jet engines has broken four time to altitude records. This special Meteor was...

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  3. Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Meteor Speed Tests

    Date released
    29 Oct 1945
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    856
    NoS ID
    013605
    Story no
    4 / 4

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Meteor Speed Trials. DESCRIPTION: The "Meteor" is being well prepared for the forthcoming attempt on the World Air Speed Record. The course will be flown low over the sea at Herne Bay,...

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  4. "Meteor" Beats Height Record

    Date released
    10 Sep 1951
    Series name
    Pathe News
    Issue no
    51/73
    NoS ID
    104332
    Story no
    3 / 5
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 shot list

    Sapphire-jet Meteor climbs seven-and-a-half miles up in just over 3 minutes.

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  5. Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Weather Beats Air Record Attempt

    Date released
    19 Jan 1948
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    972
    NoS ID
    014889
    Story no
    4 / 6

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gloster Meteor Air Speed Record Attempt. DESCRIPTION: Squadron Leader Bill Waterton had to abandon his attempt on the Air Speed Record owing to bad weather. SHOTLIST: KS MS Meteor on...

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  6. Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Jet Speed Attempt

    Date released
    19 Aug 1946
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    898
    NoS ID
    013988
    Story no
    3 / 4

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Meteor on Test. DESCRIPTION: The Meteor has again broken the Air Speed Record piloted by Group Captain Donaldson. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS Meteor wheel out of hangar. Various parts of...

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  7. Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Meteor’s Speed Record

    Date released
    12 Nov 1945
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    858
    NoS ID
    013620
    Story no
    3 / 4

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Meteor Break Speed Record. DESCRIPTION: The "Gloster Meteor IV" flown by Eric Greenwood and the "Britannia" flown by Group Captain Wilson attempt the Air Speed Record. Both planes made...

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  8. World’s Most Powerful Jet

    Date released
    4 Sep 1950
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1109
    NoS ID
    016638
    Story no
    3 / 6

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: World’s Most Powerful Jet. DESCRIPTION: Installed in a RAF Meteor 8 Interceptor Fighter are two of the new Sapphire jet engines - the most powerful ever designed. It was demonstrated...

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  9. Britain’s Guided Missile

    Date released
    1 Mar 1956
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1395A
    NoS ID
    020771
    Story no
    8 / 8

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Britain’s Guided Missile. DESCRIPTION: It’s called the Fireflash, the air to air guided missile, made by Fairey’s for the RAF. First pictures to be released show it being carried...

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  10. Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Meteor on Show to Danes

    Date released
    19 Jul 1945
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    841A
    NoS ID
    013508
    Story no
    2 / 3

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Meteor on Show to the Danes. DESCRIPTION: The first newsreel pictures to be released of one of Britain’s jet propelled fighters. The plane was on show to the people of Denmark at a...

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