1,132 MPH

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1397A
Date Released
15 Mar 1956
Date submitted
12 Mar 1956
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: 1,132 MPH Fairey Delta. DESCRIPTION: The Fairey Delta Two is undoubtedly the aircraft of the moment. And the pilot of the moment is Mr Peter Twiss. His record of 1,132 miles an hour beat the previous best (set in America) by 308 miles an hour (37 per cent). SHOTLIST: The new Fairey Delta 2, flown by pilot Peter Twiss with a record speed of 1,132 miles per hour. CU of Fairey Delta. Twiss and friend into cockpit, take off. CU binoculars. Camera. CU plane landing. CU Twiss climbs down. Interview. CU Twiss and chief test pilot. CU Twiss. Aerial shots. Vapour trails. Various shots of Twiss giving interview. Standing next to him is Gordon Slade.
Keywords
Aviation; Records
Locations
Boscombe Down
Footage sources
Central Office of Information
Library
Card file number
66252
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Len Waldorf
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
204
Story extras:
Film clip

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'1,132 MPH', British Movietone News Issue No. 1397A, 15 Mar 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20810 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)