New Air Record

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1524
Date Released
18 Aug 1958
Date Other
Aug 1958
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Air Record. DESCRIPTION: Britain’s new Comet IV, arrived at Hatfield after a non-stop flight from New York, the fastest-ever crossing of the Atlantic: six hours, sixteen minutes. This beat the time set by a Britannia in January by almost an hour and a half. At the controls was de Havilland’s famous test pilot, Group Captain John Cunningham. SHOTLIST: Flying shot of Comet IV. MS same. MS Comet landing. MS Comet taxies GS same. MS Group Captain Cunningham leaves plane.
Keywords
Aviation; Speed records
Locations
England
Footage sources
Central Office of Information
Library
Card file number
74733
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
56
Story extras:
Film clip

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'New Air Record', British Movietone News Issue No. 1524, 18 Aug 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22546 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)