Britannia’s Record Flight (1955)

Bristol. GV. Bristol Britannia. Angle shot, nose of Britannia. CU. Dr. A. E. Russell, chief designer. LV. Britannia being wheeled onto runway. CU. Propellor turning. Front view, Britannia, all engines running. CU. Name “Britannia“ on side of plane. SV. Pan, Britannia taxiing past camera. CU. Man, pan to Dr Russell. SV. Pan, Britannia taking off. Britannia is the turbojet airliner flying to South Africa (from Bristol to Johannesburg) in record time. (.) (Library) 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 fro