Horizontal Flyer Attacks World Record

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
49/38
Date Released
12 May 1949
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1A City Mourns
  2. 2Horizontal Flyer Attacks World Record
  3. 3New Streamline Motorcycle
  4. 4Fire Destroys Tokio Street
  5. 5Rome Greets Princess Margaret
  6. 6Bradford Win All-Yorkshire Duel

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
At Pennine [sic] Sands Bob Berry has to give up his attempt of beating the world motor-cycle record, after doing 140 miles an hour.
Keywords
Motorcycling; Records
Locations
Wales; Pendine Sands
Credits:
Camera
William McConville
Length of story (in feet)
71
Story extras:
Film clip
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Notes
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