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Farnborough Airshow Highlights 1955 – Javelin Swift Comet 4 Beaver Provost Sherpa

This black and white publicity film showcases the highlights from the SBAC Farnborough airshow of 1955. Aviation highlights included: Vickers 525, Sea Venom, Swift, Gloster Javelin, Comet 4, Bristol Britannia, Heron of Turkish Airlines, Meteor, Sycamore, Scottish Aviation Pioneer, Jet Provost, Short Sherpa, Fairy Delta and the Canberra.

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Farnborough Airshow Highlights 1954 – SB5 Victor Princess Hunter

This black and white publicity film showcases the highlights from the SBAC Farnborough airshow of 1954. Aviation highlights included: Vickers Viscount, Bristol Type 173 Roto Coach for BEA, Comet 2, Blackburn Beverley, Saunders Roe Princess Flying Boat, Bristol Britannia, Short Seamew, Hunter, SB5, Gloster Javelin, Vickers Valiant and Vulcan, and the Handley Page Victor.

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Air Cargo Sky Traders 1952

This film dates from 1952 and was produced to extol the benefits of moving cargo and time sensitive materials by air. This was shortly after the end of World War Two and the commercial aviation industry was still very much in its infancy. Air cargo and its potential to benefit many aspects of daily life …Read more »

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Concorde Mid 1970s Flight London to Washington

In the mid 1970s, the Concorde was the ultimate luxury airliner as its super sonic speed at twice the speed of sound could transport passengers across the Atlantic in mere hours. This film was made to promote the convenience brought by the Concorde for high ticket yield passengers between inbound points in Europe to Heathrow, …Read more »

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Farnborough Airshow Highlights 1949 – Sunderland / Viscount / Brabazon / Apollo / Hermes

This newsreel movie provides a narrated highlight of the aircraft presented at the SBAC (Society of British Aircraft Builders) Farnborough Airshow of 1949. The immediate postwar years saw Britain enter perhaps its most ambitious period of aircraft development with a wide range of both civilian and military aircraft being developed for the post war world …Read more »

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BEA British European Airways 1971 Operations – 25th Anniversary Film

BEA British European Airways was the UK’s State owned domestic and medium haul airline until it merged with BOAC to form British Airways in 1973. This promotional film was produced to celebrate BEA’s 25th Silver Anniversary in 1971, and highlight the airline’s accomplishments and operations during that year. BEA and associated airlines operated an all …Read more »