King’s Cup Air Race (1957)

Unused / unissued material - Baginton near Rugby, and Coventry, Warwickshire. The King’s Cup Air Race won by jet aircraft for first time. Various shots of the Czech team flying and doing aerobatic stunts. LS Crowds and aircraft. Various shots of the starters for the King’s Cup Air Race. LS Aircraft taxiing out. MS Two women pilots, Miss Windle and Miss MacKeller. LS Aircraft taking off. LS Sparrowjet taking off. Various shots of aircraft returning, including the Sparrowjet the winner. MS Pilot F Dunkerley being congratulated. (Neg.) Old record suggests that material dates from around 13/07/1957. 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 (1910-19