Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: USA Claims Fastest Fighter Plane

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
624
Date Released
19 May 1941
Date submitted
15 May 1941
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 9
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Lockheed Fighter Tested. DESCRIPTION: The P36 interceptor reaches four hundred and fifty-eight miles an hour on a test flight. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the plane on a test flight. She has twin fuselages and is being supplied to Britain under the name of the "Lightning". She is claimed to be the fastest plane in the World. Makers Name: Lockheed 322-6 US Service name: P38 Our name: "Lightning".
Keywords
Aviation; Speed records; Military
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
40765
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
40
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: USA Claims Fastest Fighter Plane', British Movietone News Issue No. 624, 19 May 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11678 (Accessed 21 Jul 2025)