Learning on ScreenMovietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Meteor Sets New Record
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 3 / 7
- Section Title
- Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Meteor Set New Air Speed Record. DESCRIPTION: The Air Speed Record has gone again, 542.9 miles a hour was set in a Meteor by Squadron Leader Waterton. SHOTLIST: KS MS Meteor. GV take off of Meteor jet. Over camera shots Meteor in flight. SCU plane taxiing across aerodrome. SCU cockpit, Squadron Leader Bill Waterton undoing his parachute harness. CU Waterton in cockpit. CU Waterton climbing out. CU Waterton posing for camera. Cut-in during flight of timekeepers.
- Keywords
- Aviation; Records
- Locations
- Gloucestershire; Moreton Valance
- Footage sources
- Gaumont
- Card file number
- 49812
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Lionel James Gamlin
- Length of story (in feet)
- 60
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