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In Search of Speed

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1/3. Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, in the 60s: land-speed milestones are made as Craig Breedlove and Art Arfons go head to head in a near-lethal contest that saw the 400, 500 and 600 mph barriers broken. (AD)
9.30 2/3. A look at air-speed records from postwar to the Space Race, including the competition to break the sound barrier - a feat that many thought impossible. Includes interviews with Chuck Yeager , Scott Crossfield , Pete Everest. The last of the series is at 11.15pm. (AD)

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Craig Breedlove
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Art Arfons
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Chuck Yeager
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Scott Crossfield
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Pete Everest.
Source: Radio Times

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