Duke Cracks Record

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
53/69
Date Released
10 Sep 1953
Date covered
7 Sep 1953
Length of issue (in feet)
708
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1I.O.M. - T.U.C. Meets
  2. 2Round-Britain Cycle Race
  3. 3First Korea POWs Home
  4. 4Britain’s Aircraft Of Tomorrow
  5. 5Duke Cracks Record

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
Neville Duke captures the world’s speed record for Britain in his Hawker Hunter, flying at 727 m.p.h.
Keywords
Records
Locations
England; Littlehampton; Tangmere
Credits:
Camera
John Campbell Gemmell
Soundman
Nolan Roberts
Camera
Norman William Roper
Camera
William Jordan
Length of story (in feet)
158
Story extras:
Film clip
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Notes
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