Ultra Modern Fighter Planes

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
45/20
Date Released
8 Mar 1945
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Ops in the Orient
  2. 2Points of View
  3. 3Ultra Modern Fighter Planes
  4. 4The Road to China - Story of the Ledo-Burma Road Told by Major Frank Owen

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
The back-to-front plane XP55 Ascender on ground, in flight and manoeuvring. First newsreel pictures of the prototype British Gloster, jet propelled aircraft made to the design of Air Commander Frank Whittle. The Bell P59 also a jet, is an American plane, and is seen with the ordinary P59 radial plane, then on its own in flight and manoeuvring.
Keywords
Aviation; Military
Length of story (in feet)
187
Story extras:
Film clip
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British Pathe Ltd
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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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