Science Pierces Sound Barrier: Supersonic Rocket (First Pictures)

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

1892

Date Released

18 Apr 1949

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Dockers’ Illegal Strike
2. 2Science Pierces Sound Barrier: Supersonic Rocket (First Pictures)
3. 3News in Flashes: Stop Press: King of Cambodia
4. 4News in Flashes: Stop Press: Pre-Fab Houses
5. 5News in Flashes: Stop Press: French Quads
6. 6Famous Circus on Road Again
7. 7Child in Well Found Dead

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 7

Summary

RAF releases film hitherto secret of rocket which flew at nearly 1,000 mph.

Keywords

Weapons; Aviation; Science and technology; Censorship; Military

Library number

17674

Length of story (in feet)

124

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