World’s Most Powerful Jet

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1109

Date Released

4 Sep 1950

Date Other

Aug 1950

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Ship Crash Rescues
2. 2Personalities in the News
3. 3World’s Most Powerful Jet
4. 4Mid-African Airport Opened
5. 5Australia’s Davis Cup
6. 6Britain’s No 1 Bathing Beauty

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: World’s Most Powerful Jet. DESCRIPTION: Installed in a RAF Meteor 8 Interceptor Fighter are two of the new Sapphire jet engines - the most powerful ever designed. It was demonstrated by Squadron-Leader Jan Zurakowski. SHOTLIST: MS Sapphrie Meteor 8 Interceptor fighter with RAF markings. "CU Hawker Siddeley Group" marking on plane. GV back-view of Meteor. CU engine, GV fuel being put in. 2 shots Squadron Leader Jan Zurakowski looking at plane. MS plane revs up. LS plane takes off.

Keywords

Aviation; Military

Card file number

54272

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

80

Story extras:

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