Selected Originals - New York - London Air Speed Record (1951)

Selected originals (offcuts, selected scenes. out-takes, rushes) for story “New York - London Air Speed Record“ - 51/11. Excalibur III landing at night at London airport after record flight from New York. Various shots of Captain Charles Blair giving statement to press - natural sound. It is a same speech as in the newsreel story. Natural sound only. 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.