Lithgow Record

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1269A
Date Released
1 Oct 1953
Date submitted
28 Sep 1953
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Mig Pilot Comes Over
  2. 2Nuremberg’s Block Buster
  3. 3Goodwood Trophy Race
  4. 4Labour Party Conference
  5. 5Atlantic Rescue
  6. 6Lithgow Record
  7. *Llandaff Foundation Stone

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lithgow’s Record. DESCRIPTION: Lieutenant-Commander Mike Lithgow, flying a Vickers Swift F-4 Jet Fighter, made his World Air Speed record bid over the Libyan desert. His average speed was 737.3 and that has been claimed as a record. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV oasis with camels. CU Lithgow seated in cockpit. MS Swift F4 jet fighter. Swift takes off. Very light fired. Plane during the four runs. Cut-ins of timekeepers and cameraman. CU Camel’s head to finish.
Keywords
Mass media; Environment; Aviation; Records; Animals
Locations
Libya
Card file number
59830
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
William G. Carrington
Length of story (in feet)
98
Story extras:
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