Jet Boosts Speed Mark

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

1787

Date Released

15 Apr 1948

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1England’s Scrappy Victory
2. 2Jet Boosts Speed Mark
3. 3Valiant for Friendship
4. 4Trailer: Word of Honour

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

Latest de Havilland experimental plane raises closed circuit speed record to 605 miles an hour, forty better than previous record.

Keywords

Aviation

Library number

16850

Length of story (in feet)

91

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