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Night Fighters Establish New Records

Date released

12 May 1941

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

767

NoS ID

061682

Story no

1 / 3

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

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The World at War. News Camera Records from Many Fronts, including

Date released

11 Dec 1944

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

1141

NoS ID

064398

Story no

5 / 10

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

8th AAF bombing.

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News Takes the Air

Date released

20 May 1965

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

65/41

NoS ID

111609

Story no

3 / 4

Extras

1 film clip

US parachute crack team set new records in precision jumping.

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News in Flashes from Everywhere

Date released

13 Feb 1939

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

831

NoS ID

036459

Story no

5 / 11

RAF long-distance record-breakers return from Australia.

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British Jets Climb and Speed to Supremacy

Date released

10 Sep 1951

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

2142

NoS ID

043260

Story no

2 / 5

a. Gloster Meteor climbs seven miles in 3 1/2 minutes. b. Canberra bomber flies to Glen Martin Company’s airfield after Atlantic record.

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RAF Creates New Records

Date released

24 May 1943

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

979

NoS ID

063687

Story no

3 / 7

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

1000th plane down at Malta and Biggin Hill.

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Mid-Air Refill Jet Smashes Flight Records (Exclusive)

Date released

22 Aug 1949

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

49/67

NoS ID

103059

Story no

2 / 5

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 ephemera, 1 shot list

Flying tanker refuels Meteor jet in skies over Dorset to establish new stay-aloft record.

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Altitude Hero’s Story

Date released

5 Oct 1936

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

585

NoS ID

034749

Story no

4 / 7

Oxygen fails eight miles up! Terrifying incident on record highest flight told by Squadron Leader Swain.

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News in Flashes: Stop Press: US Jet Record

Date released

27 Sep 1948

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

1834

NoS ID

041264

Story no

3 / 6

New aerial record of 670 miles an hour is speed achieved by Major Johnson in an F-86 jet fighter over the Californian desert.

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Aloft - 150 Hours 46 Minutes

Date released

14 Jan 1929

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

1572; Super Issue No.: 29-Apr

NoS ID

087360

Story no

4 / 6

Extras

1 film clip

US Army aeroplane - "Question Mark" shatters all records with truly epic non-stop endurance flight demonstrating practicability of re-fuelling in mid-air.

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