Mid-Air Refill Jet Smashes Flight Records (Exclusive)

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
49/67
Date Released
22 Aug 1949
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Wingless Chicks Fly in from USA (Exclusive)
  2. 2Mid-Air Refill Jet Smashes Flight Records (Exclusive)
  3. 3Irish Pilgrims Fly to Lourdes (Exclusive)
  4. 4Smith Brothers Cross Atlantic in Home-Made Yacht
  5. 5Unlucky Campbell Misses Speed Title

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
Flying tanker refuels Meteor jet in skies over Dorset to establish new stay-aloft record.
Keywords
Aviation; Military
Locations
Dorset
Length of story (in feet)
116
Story extras:
Film clip
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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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