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Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
69/24
Date Released
20 Mar 1969
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1(Untitled record)
  2. 2(Untitled record)
  3. 3(Untitled record)
  4. 4Extra

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
With the Jet-Set the 747 is a giant among aircraft - just how big and how good Pathe News went to Seattle to discover. Out of the biggest hanger in the world rolled the world’s biggest ‘plane. 2341 ft. long; wingspan 196 ft; height 63 ft. 6 inches; speed 625 mph; range 6,000 miles; passenger potential 490. The Jumbo Jet is quite an eyeful. Already 167 are on order. In a year’s time the massive birds will be roaring into the world’s international airports.
Keywords
Aviation
Footage sources
Pan American Airways [Pan-Am]
Credits:
Camera
David Allan
Length of story (in feet)
245
Story extras:
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Film Archive

Name
British Pathe Ltd
Email
info@britishpathe.com
Web
https://www.britishpathe.com/
Phone
0207 665 8340
Address
3.29 Canterbury Court
1-3 Brixton Road
London
SW9 6DE
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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