Comet III Makes First Flight

Series

Series Name: British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

2441

Date Released

22 Jul 1954

Stories in this Issue:

1. Indo-China Cease Fire
2. Gonzales Wins Grand Prix
3. Lawyer Wins Queen’s Prize
4. Royal Diary
5. Royal Diary
6. Twenty Nations in Gliding International
7. World’s Best at International Horse Show
8. Comet III Makes First Flight

Story

Story No. within this Issue: 8 / 8
Summary: After successful taxi-ing runs, De Havilland’s chief test pilot, John Cunningham, takes up new Comet.
Keywords: Aviation
Locations: Hatfield
Library number: 22521
Length of story (in feet): 101

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'Comet III Makes First Flight', British Paramount News Issue No. 2441, 22 Jul 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/45127 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)

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