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Farnborough Air Show Hampshire England R.A.F. Avro Vulcan Bomber 4545 (1956)

1956 · Short film · 13 min

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This short film shows activities at the Farnborough Air Show in 1956, with narration by Geoffrey Summer. It includes footage of the cutting edge designs offered by Britain in the 1950s -- the "Challenge in the Air." Among the many aircraft demonstrated are the Avro Vulcan delta wing bomber, the Lincoln flying testbed is shown with the Tyne engine built by Rolls-Royce, the Handley Page Victor bomber, the Vickers Valiant (doing a JATO assist short takeoff), the Canberra bomber, Gloster Javelin interceptors, Vickers Supermarine Swifts, the Vickers N-113 carrier-based aircraft, the Folland Gnat jet trainer, the Fairey Delta II supersonic research aircraft, Royal Air Force Hunters and T-7 trainers, the Fairey Gannet, Blackburn Beverley transport aircraft, Bristol Brittania civil aircraft, helicopters made by Bristol, Skeeter, Westland, Fairey and others.The Russian delegation is shown periodically throughout the film, reminding us that this was a Cold War exhibition.The Farnborough International Airshow is a week-long event that combines a major trade exhibition for the aerospace and defence industries with a public airshow. The event is held in mid-July in even-numbered years at Farnborough Airport in Hampshire, England. The first five days (Monday to Friday) are dedicated exclusively to trade, with the final two days open to the public. The airshow is an important event in the international aerospace and defence industry calendar, providing an opportunity to demonstrate…

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Running time
13 minutes
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Ephemeral Films

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