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Jet Test Flight Betters Record 1946
Description
Item title reads - Jet test flight betters record.
Location of events unknown.
Various shots of mechanics working on a Gloster Meteor aeroplane. C/U of Group Captain Donaldson in the cockpit of his aeroplane. Various shots as it taxis and takes off. Various shots of the Meteor in...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Emma
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- sound
- Media URN:
- 45820
- Sort Number:
- 46/066
- Time in/Out:
- 01:06:12:00 / 01:08:23:00
- Canister:
- 46/66
- Film ID:
- 1408.04
- Issue Date:
- 19/08/1946
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"Gloucester Meteor" should read Gloster Meteor.
"Group Captain Donaldson" is Edward "Teddy" Donaldson.
"Squadron Leader Waterton" is Bill Waterton.
Donaldson's record-breaking run was achieved on August 14 1946.....
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/17
984866?searchTerm=meteor donaldson
&searchLimits;=
Note that this mark of 626mph that Donaldson discusses was an unofficial record speed. Donaldson went on to set an official mark of just under 616mph on 7 September 1946.
Interesting. Thanks. Another example of Pathé's inconsistent spelling of Gloster. Sometimes it's right and at other times it isn't - often within the same description! We don't know why this is as they were catalogued years ago, but we appreciate them being brought to our attention so we can finally sort them out!