De Havilland 16mm reduction, can 100A - De Havilland diary, 1946-1949
Film on the work of the de Havilland Aircraft Company during the late 1940s, including D.H.108 experimental aircraft, Vampire fighter aircraft, aircraft carrier deck landings and the prototype Comet airliner.
Footage illustrating the de Havilland Aircraft Company’s work during the late 1940s includes scenes of D.H.108 experimental aircraft, test pilot John Cunningham making a height record attempt in a modified Vampire fighter aircraft, Vampires of 54 Squadron departing for an Atlantic crossing, Vampire and Sea Hornet aircraft landing on an aircraft carrier, a Chipmunk training aircraft in flight, prototype Vampire NF10 and Venom fighter aircraft and the prototype Comet airliner.
Details
| Object number | FC95/184 |
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| Maker name | De Havilland Aircraft Company Limited |
| Production date | 1946-1949 |
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