Rocket-Sled Hurls Man 421 MPH

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

2430

Date Released

14 Jun 1954

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Queen Mother Sees Wrac Depot
2. 2Rocket-Sled Hurls Man 421 MPH
3. 3Trooping the Colour

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

American Colonel is "guinea-pig" in amazing experiment seeking safety for pilots baling out of ultra-fast planes.

Keywords

Aviation; Science and technology; Military

Locations

New Mexico

Library number

22390

Length of story (in feet)

89

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Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

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Notes

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