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Test Pilot

Date released

1961

Series name

Look At Life

Issue no

140

NoS ID

349764

Story no

1 / 1

BFI synopsis: A film looking at the work involved in being a test pilot of jet planes, particularly concentrating on one test pilot, Jim Dell. The planes themselves, cockpits, instruments and the pilots’...

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Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Wind Tunnel Test for US Naval Pilots

Date released

14 Feb 1949

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1028

NoS ID

015572

Story no

3 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wind Tunnel Test for US Naval Pilots. DESCRIPTION: At Philadelphia, Naval pilots are put through a test, similar to that which they would experience if baling out of plane travelling at...

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Test Pilot

Date released

15 Jul 1946

Series name

New Pictorial

Issue no

96

NoS ID

117990

Story no

4 / 4

Extras

1 film clip

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Moon Trainer Crash

Date released

19 Dec 1968

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2063A

NoS ID

027679

Story no

2 / 3

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Moon Trainer Crash. DESCRIPTION: A six minute test flight in a training machine for landing on the moon is prematurely interrupted - the Lunar Module oscillates - and plummets...

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Jet Test Flight Betters Record

Date released

19 Aug 1946

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

46/66

NoS ID

101253

Story no

4 / 4

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

Donaldson does 626 mph over Worthing - Littlehampton course. During test flight advance on world air speed record Meteor pilot comments on performance.

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Concorde Test Run

Date released

25 Aug 1968

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

68/69

NoS ID

113224

Story no

1 / 3

Extras

1 film clip

The Anglo-French giant supersonic sky-bird, Concorde 001 had completed its first official ground tests. Her French test pilot nursed her along at about 35 mph. But the trial was a success.

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Trophy for a Test Pilot

Date released

13 May 1963

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1771

NoS ID

025096

Story no

3 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Trophy for a Test Pilot. DESCRIPTION: Lord Brabazon of Tara was officiating at the presentation of the Segrave Trophy to this year’s recipient Bill Bedford. It was awarded for his...

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Test Pilot Honoured

Date released

10 Apr 1961

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1662

NoS ID

024055

Story no

1 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Test Pilot Honoured. DESCRIPTION: The Segrave Trophy has been won by test pilot Tom Brooke-Smith, seen with previous winners George Eyston and Geoff Duke. Mr Brooke-Smith has been the...

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Crash Pilot Safe and Sound

Date released

8 Oct 1959

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

59/81

NoS ID

108849

Story no

5 / 6

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 shot list

Johnnie Squier, P1 test pilot, knows why plane crashed.

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News in Flashes

Date released

8 Sep 1955

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

2559

NoS ID

046034

Story no

4 / 7

Test pilot is guinea pig in daring ejector seat experiment.

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