12,000 Mile Air Race

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
53/78
Date Released
12 Oct 1953
Date covered
8 Oct 1953
Length of issue (in feet)
774
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
Eight aircraft fly half way round the world, from London to Christchurch New Zealand competing in the longest race ever held.
Keywords
Aviation
Locations
London Heathrow Airport
Footage sources
Library
Credits:
Camera
Bernard Y. Till
Camera
John Campbell Gemmell
Soundman
Nolan Roberts
Camera
Norman William Roper
Camera
Robert Kenneth Leslie Gordon
Camera
Sid Randall
Camera
William Jordan
Length of story (in feet)
241
Story extras:
Film clip
Production Documents

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Notes
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'12,000 Mile Air Race', Pathe News Issue No. 53/78, 12 Oct 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/105538 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)