Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: USA Claims Fastest Fighter Plane
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 9
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Lockheed Fighter Tested. DESCRIPTION: The P36 interceptor reaches four hundred and fifty-eight miles an hour on a test flight. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the plane on a test flight. She has twin fuselages and is being supplied to Britain under the name of the "Lightning". She is claimed to be the fastest plane in the World. Makers Name: Lockheed 322-6 US Service name: P38 Our name: "Lightning".
- Keywords
- Aviation; Speed records; Military
- Footage sources
- United States of America
- Card file number
- 40765
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 40
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