Water Speed News
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 6
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Water Speed News. DESCRIPTION: Making an attempt on his own water speed record of 76 miles an hour, Christoph von Mayenburg, set up a new world record of 82 miles an hour. The boat which he built himself, is fitted with a Jaguar engine. SHOTLIST: Christoph von Mayenburg (German Motor Boat Champion) makes an attempt on his own water speed record. In 1954 he made a mark of 76 miles covered in one hour, now in Austria, he sets a new record of 82 miles in 60 minutes. Another sportsman in Austria Mr Igor Bensen of North Carolina, has something between a row boat and a helicopter. SCU Mayenburg’s boat. LS and SCU flying boat. GV binoculars. Clocks.
- Keywords
- Ships and boats; Records
- Locations
- Austria
- Footage sources
- United States of America
Germany
- Card file number
- 67588
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Geoffrey Sumner
- Length of story (in feet)
- 99
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