Gloster Meteor Plane (1948)

Gloucester. CU. Gloster Meteor plane. CU. The pilot, Squadron Leader Bill Waterton, climbing into cockpit, mechanics checking, press taking photographs. Plane taxiing. CU. The pilot arriving. MS. The pilot strapping on harness. Pilot in plane. LS. The plane landing after breaking air speed record regardless of gale. Information found in the old file - . - Cuts 48/6. 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 websit