American Regains Air Speed Record (1950)

Salton Sea, California, United States of America USA. Jet streaks 12 miles a minute. Documentation states pilot William Barns attempts to break the world speed record in his swept-wing sabre jet. The craft carries a full military rocket armament and weighs nine tons. 715 miles an hour. MS. Plane taxiing. LS. Plane speeding over run. CU. Cameraman swinging his camera. MS. Mrs. Barnes watching. LS. Plane over its second run. CU. Time apparatus in action. LS. Plane on final run. (F.G.) FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well a