Record Drop

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1629A

Date Released

25 Aug 1960

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1U-2 Trial
2. 2Record Drop
3. 3A Fair Breeze
4. 4Edinburgh Festival
5. 5Grasmere Sports
6. 6A New Recruit

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Record Drop. DESCRIPTION: Captain Joe Kittinger carried 155 pounds of equipment when he and the balloon went up over New Mexico. His ascent took him far above the clouds to a record height of just over 19 miles. After starting the gondola’s camera to record his fall, down he came, reaching a peak speed of 450 miles an hour. SHOTLIST: MS Captain Kittinger (with equipment). GV balloon. GV Balloon ascending. CU camera started. GV jump (as seen by camera jump). CU Captain Joe Kittinger.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Aviation; Stunts; Newsreels

Locations

United States of America; New Mexico

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

80924

Credits:

Cutter

Frederick George

Length of story (in feet)

80

Story extras:

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