Army fighter plane crosses country in record time Accession Number: F10199

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Movietone newsreel item on the new speed record for crossing the United States. The P-51 Mustang aircraft left from Los Angeles and arrived in New York six hours and thirty one minutes later with one refuelling stop on the way and achieved an average speed of three hundred and thirty eight mph.

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Accession Number
F10199
Production Company
Movietone News
Classification
Film
Object Type
Newsreel
Physical Description
Base: acetate
Colour: b&w
Film type: CDN
Format: 35mm
Sound: sound
Measurement
Duration: 0h 1' 0" Duration
Footage: 82 ft
Projection speed: 24 fps
Date Made
1940s
Whole/Part
Parent
Item Count
1
Access
Open
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