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unusual facts about The Blue Streak


The Blue Streak

Kentucky Blue Streak, a 1935 American film directed by Bernard B. Ray



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Don Hale

Hale's book, Mallard - How the Blue Streak broke the World Speed Record, was first released in paperback by Aurum Press in May 2008 to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the speed record for steam locomotives held by LNER Class A4 4468 Mallard.

Missile launch facility

Only one test missile silo was built in the UK at RAF Spadeadam and with the cancellation of the Blue Streak project as the Soviets had missiles which could attack these facilities with little warning, thus less time to arm the missiles.