Planes in the News

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

2554

Date Released

22 Aug 1955

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Diane Hurricane Roars on US Coast
2. 2Agitators Demonstrate against Goa Deaths
3. 3Smallest Republic Holds Elections
4. 4Planes in the News
5. 5Model Engineers Hold Exhibition
6. 6Shrewsbury Opens Biggest Fete (Exclusive)
7. 7Happy Birthday Princess Margaret

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 7

Summary

Baby jet plane, the Bell X2, on test to probe heat barrier at 2,000 mph. Farnborough "The Flying Mattress". Novel light plane with pneumatic wing and soapbox fuselage. Top speed 50 mph, lands at 15 mph.

Keywords

Aviation

Locations

California

Length of story (in feet)

118

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

Email

info@screenocean.com

Web

http://reuters.screenocean.com/

Phone

+44(0)1954 262052

Address

124 Horseferry Road,
London
SW1P 2TX

Notes

British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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