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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. Wings: The Jet Age (1987 Video)

    Producer
    Peter Bucknall
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 54 min.

    Traces the history of manned flight from the earliest attempts to the modern supersonic jet aircraft, concentrating on the jet aircraft, which became operational by 1945. Follows the rapid development in...

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  3. Meteor shower to hit Earth (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Astronomer Dr John Gribbin discusses the likelihood of a meteor shower on Earth, which has occurred before, and is a natural phemomenon. This is nothing to be worried about, he says, and is comparable to a...

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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. "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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. 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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