World's Fastest Plane Breaks Pre-War Record

The transcript discusses the use of a high-speed movie camera to capture the speed of an aircraft over a measured mile, as human eyes are not fast enough to track it. Group Captain HK Wilson conducts a test run, and later trials show a British plane achieving 606 miles per hour, breaking the pre-war record by 136 miles. This highlights new achievements in aviation and man's mastery of the sky.

What tool is used to measure the time over a mile in the video?

• A radar gun

• A high-speed movie camera

• A GPS device

• A stopwatch

Who is introduced in the section about the test run?

• Sergeant Tom Brown

• Group Captain HK Wilson

• Captain John Smith

• Lieutenant Mark Johnson

At what altitude does the media make a test run over the course?

• 100 feet

• 150 feet

• 250 feet

• 200 feet

How fast did the British plane fly to break the pre-war record?

• 500 miles per hour

• 700 miles per hour

• 800 miles per hour

• 606 miles per hour

By how many miles did the British plane break the pre-war speed record?

• 136 miles

• 150 miles

• 120 miles

• 100 miles