"Mitchell Holman" wrote in message
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JR wrote in :

On Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:15:47 -0500, Mitchell Holman
wrote:

Why is it that every time I see these old cockpits I think "wow that
would be great for a SciFi B-movie"?...


What was the name of the movie showing the British
being the first to break the sound barrier?



The Sound Barrier (1952) a fictionalised story that won an Oscar, check out
the Fun Stuff section of trivia in the link below.

http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0044446/

Hope this helps.

I would like to add that I am enjoying very much this series and am awaiting
with bated breath the remaining parts.

--
Andrew B (Cheshire, England)

"Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible."
(Lord Kelvin, president Royal Society, 1895.)