Air Speed Record Smashed

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
56/22
Date Released
15 Mar 1956
Length of issue (in feet)
679
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Too Many Cars?
  2. 2Arab Leaders Meet
  3. 3Grand National Prospects
  4. 4Makarios Deported
  5. 5The Queen on Holiday
  6. 6Air Speed Record Smashed
  7. *Ireland v Wales Rugby International

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
The Fairey Delta 2 grabs the world air speed record for Britain - by a margin of 308 mph
Keywords
Aviation
Locations
Sussex
Footage sources
Ministry of Supply
Credits:
Camera
Cedric Baynes
Camera
Norman William Roper
Length of story (in feet)
185
Story extras:
Film clip
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British Pathe Ltd
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0207 665 8340
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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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