Us Jet Record (1952)

Unissued / Unused material. Title - ’Jet sets new speed record - 700 mph’. Salton Sea, California. United States of America (USA). CU pilot Captain J Slade Nash in cockpit of 86 D Sabre. MS Sabre taxiing out. Various shots as it takes off. LS’s pan jet flying over airfield. CU’s timekeeper watching. LS jet making record run. Cataloguer’s note: American commentary. 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 as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.