French helicopter breaks altitude record.
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Short Summary
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Description
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Data
- Film ID:
- 509.44
- Media URN:
- 30529
- Group:
- Pathe newsreels
- Archive:
- British Pathé
- Issue Date:
- 14/03/1955
- Sound:
- Sound
- HD Format:
- Available on request
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Duration:
- 00:00:50:00
- Time in/Out:
- 01:58:37:00 / 01:59:27:00
- Canister:
- 55/21
Unknown user says
"French jet helicopter's maiden takeoff." - it's the third prototype of the SNCASO SO.1221 Djinn, Reg. No. F-WGVY.
The helicopter's pilot is Jean Dabos.
The stunt seen with a passenger on each helicopter ski was performed on the Jungfraujoch, in the Bernese Alps.