News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

62

Date Released

1 Oct 1931

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. World Air Record
• 2. Thirteen Years After
• 3. Up from the Jungle
• 4. Cotton-Capital Show
• 5. Elect Lord Mayor
• 6. Step on It Skipper

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 6

Summary

Nearly seven miles a minute. Flight-Lieutenant Stainforth sets new speed record at incredible velocity of 408.8 mph. 1. Faster than man has ever flown before. Flight-Lieutenant Stainforth surpasses previous record by twenty-two miles an hour.

Keywords

Aviation; Records

Locations

Calshot

Library number

513

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

Email

info@screenocean.com

Web

http://reuters.screenocean.com/

Phone

+44(0)1954 262052

Address

124 Horseferry Road,
London
SW1P 2TX

Notes

British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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