Ejection Seat Tests For Jet Aircraft (1955)

Unused / unissued material - Title reads: “’Connie’ Means Hurricanes Are Back In Season“. American voiceovered newsreel material. United States of America (USA) LS Slow-motion of a rocket sled ejecting dummy pilots in ejection seats during tests for the American Air Force. (F.G.) Old record suggests material dates from around 12/08/1955. 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.