Model Aircraft
Series
- Series Name
- Colour Pictorial
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 4
- Summary
- Pathe synopsis: The life a test pilot is a hazardous one for it is often the unknown element tht brings sudden disaster. But today these risks are being reduced to the barest minimum. At the Armstrong Whitworth works near Coventry, models are being made alongside the real production lines especially for these experments, which include wind tunnel tests at beyond the speed of sound.
- Researcher Comments
- Title on lobby card reads "Experimental Model Planes". On Issue Sheet this is part 3 of 4. Title on British Pathe online database reads "Model Aircraft for Testing Use".
- Keywords
- Aircraft; Toys and models
- Locations
- England; Coventry; Warwickshire
- Written sources
- British Pathe online database
Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards Used for synopsis
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Peter West
- Length of story (in feet)
- 149
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How to cite this record
'Model Aircraft', Colour Pictorial Issue No. 086, 20 Aug 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/120252 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)