News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

2613

Date Released

15 Mar 1956

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Rugby International: Ireland Beat Wales
• 2. Personalities in the News: Mollet, French Prime Minister at London Airport
• 3. Personalities in the News: Arab Meeting in Cairo
• 4. Grand National Horses: Pick Your Fancy
• 5. Makarios Leaves Cyprus: Athens Crowds Protest
• 6. Queen Takes Mediterranean Holiday
• 7. 1,132 MPH Fairey Delta II Sets Astounding Record!

Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 7

Summary

Fantastic looking aircraft raises world record by more than 300 mph. Pilot Peter Twiss describes flight in interview.

Keywords

Aviation; Records

Locations

Boscombe Down

Library number

24370

Length of story (in feet)

174

Story extras:

Production Documents

• Commentary
• Dope Sheet
• Ephemera
• Shot List

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Film Archive

Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

Email

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Web

http://reuters.screenocean.com/

Phone

+44(0)1954 262052

Address

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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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