A survey of the aeroplanes on exhibition at the 1957 Farnborough Air Show featuring some of the latest developments in British aircraft design. Missiles on display included the Thunderbird, Bloodhound, Sea Slug and Firestreak; new aircraft - the Fairy Delta 2 capable of reaching a speed of 1100 mph.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
003581
Language
English
Subject categories
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Airplanes, Military
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Aeronautics - Great Britain
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Airplanes
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Airplanes - Design and construction
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Airplanes - History
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)