I was there in 1954. My dad who was a US Navy officer w was a guest. It was just as impressive and still is one of the best airshow I’ve ever attended.
0:46 Just 7 years after a war fought with Hurricanes & Spitfires, this Hawker Hunter must have been *mindblowing* 5:11 Ditto for bombers: Lancaster v Valiant
Beat me to it. Makes me cringe when they put 'aircrafts'. Mind you, I don't like it when the Tommy tanks say 'airplane'. Sounds like a 5yr old that can't pronounce aeroplane. Don't know why they can't just say 'plane' like we normally do.
I may have been there as an aircraft obsessed kid living nearby. I later joined the RAF and was an engineer and worked on the Hunter for about ten years.
@@donerskine7935 looking for a restaurant to eat came across a Gannet recently at a ATC hut near the DH Museum. Seen them flying but never realised how big they were.
To the many eagle-eyed people repetitively complaining about "aircrafts", by commenting about an obvious error you did exactly what the channel planned on. This happens over and over on TH-cam because content creators know the tricks to increase viewer engagement. So anyway, the video itself is interesting. There were so many different plane makers in the cold war 50s, before they got absorbed or went belly-up.
I was there that year and several years after. Great period for British aviation. My father was posted to Bulford camp near Boscombe Down the test pilot aerodrome so I had a grandstand view of all the test aeroplanes.
It was the best period. You could reasonably make an argument for Britain being the leading aviation innovator in the world at the time. Even just in this one video you can see how far Britain was pushing the boundaries. All lost because of political short sightedness and probably some US influence in the background.
When I went to grammar school in 1962, there was an aeronautical society. These Shell films were a staple of many meetings - a Bell And Howell projector running film. Great days!
The Vulcan VX770 crashed at Syerston in 1958. It was suggested in the crash report it was due to the pilot going to quick. It seems to have been subject to lots of high G manoeuvres before that
😊😊😊😢i was just 3 years or so at this time,and as the child of an administrative n accounting staff in IAC,posted in Kathmandu,i was seeing n travelling into DC3's .But the thrill was always there,😊despite the persistent earache and the giddiness 😅for days afterwards.Later as India advanced we were introduced to yhe Heron,Viscount ,tha Avro 748,the Boeing 707,the Caravelle,theVC10 et al but no airshow in CALCUTTA!!😊
videos like this bring me back to same gloomy state - even as late as 1982 there was so much of super high tech around - so many companies all tanked - Racal, Plessey, GEC, Sinclair, ICL... all gone..vanished- hope ARM will restore some of the fame... guess we need a proper govt to start with....
Didn’t anyone notice the two ground crew seeing off the Hunter - the engine was running and as they pulled the chocks out their heads were quite close to the air intake (sucking tons of air) and they were wearing flat caps á la Andy Capp. WTF???
It's an extraordinary range of aircraft just 7 years after war's end! I think my first Farnborough would have been in about 1954. Neville Duke in the Hunter was always a favourite. Nothing dated about this film, (except the jazz sound track, which to my ears has not worn well!)
I bought my first Kiwi Fruit there from a bloke selling from the back of his car. In those days they were called Chinese Gooseberries, and they cost 2/6d each. Neville Duke's Hunter was painted in a pale green, but not in bright hi-viz, like today.
No mention of the disaster that resulted in the deaths of thirty-one people including the aircrew. The fifties were another world. Danger and death seemed to be an accepted thing with the show continuing once the runway was clear. Quite reminiscent of the disaster at Le Mans three years later.
Whether one aircraft or 101 aircraft - the word aircraft is BOTH singular and plural. Do NOT upload videos if you are incapable of using English correctly.
I was there in 1954. My dad who was a US Navy officer w was a guest. It was just as impressive and still is one of the best airshow I’ve ever attended.
That Hawker Hunter prototype is absolutely gorgeous, such clean lines! One of the most beautiful jets of the cold war in my view.
0:46 Just 7 years after a war fought with Hurricanes & Spitfires, this Hawker Hunter must have been *mindblowing*
5:11 Ditto for bombers: Lancaster v Valiant
The plural of aircraft is .... aircraft! (OED)
They do it to get you to click on it and leave a comment.
@@qasdex They got me... :(
Actually, I think it's ignorance. I work for an organisation that does this all the time. It drives me mad....
Beat me to it. Makes me cringe when they put 'aircrafts'. Mind you, I don't like it when the Tommy tanks say 'airplane'. Sounds like a 5yr old that can't pronounce aeroplane. Don't know why they can't just say 'plane' like we normally do.
Yes it’s ignorance.
Must have been truly mind-blowing seeing (and hearing!) these futuristic aircraft in 1952.
It was. I was there on a school trip.
Easy to forget the British once led the way in aviation.
@@davidgapp1457 I remember seeing the original "Flying Bedstead" at Farnborough with my Father. It went on to become the forerunner of the Harrier
The Comet was such a pretty aircraft it's a shame we couldn't have fixed the window design before it went into service.
I went to the 1953 airshow on the train, on my own, aged 13.
That must of been a mission
I may have been there as an aircraft obsessed kid living nearby.
I later joined the RAF and was an engineer and worked on the Hunter for about ten years.
Priceless footage
Some beautiful aircraft. Plus the Gannet.
Loved seeing the Gannet flying overhead between Culdrose and Ilminster.
@@donerskine7935 looking for a restaurant to eat came across a Gannet recently at a ATC hut near the DH Museum. Seen them flying but never realised how big they were.
From the golden years of the British aircraft industry and the days of Neville Duke.
Only 7 years after the end of WW2. An incredible leap in technology and capabilities. The lose of British leadership in aerospace was a crime.
LOSS ! FFS.. 🖕
The lines of the Hawker Hunter are sublime. As for the Supermarine Swift, wellll....
To the many eagle-eyed people repetitively complaining about "aircrafts", by commenting about an obvious error you did exactly what the channel planned on. This happens over and over on TH-cam because content creators know the tricks to increase viewer engagement.
So anyway, the video itself is interesting. There were so many different plane makers in the cold war 50s, before they got absorbed or went belly-up.
I was there that year and several years after. Great period for British aviation. My father was posted to Bulford camp near Boscombe Down the test pilot aerodrome so I had a grandstand view of all the test aeroplanes.
It was the best period. You could reasonably make an argument for Britain being the leading aviation innovator in the world at the time. Even just in this one video you can see how far Britain was pushing the boundaries.
All lost because of political short sightedness and probably some US influence in the background.
It made a lasting impact on me. Never stopped loving them.
When I went to grammar school in 1962, there was an aeronautical society. These Shell films were a staple of many meetings - a Bell And Howell projector running film. Great days!
This film is sensational!
Just magical ❤
Imagine seeing the Vulcan for the first time ... must have looked like a Space Ship back in 1952 :)
@@theoccupier1652
I gather the Victor fooled some USAF personnel age wise during the Gulf War. They couldn't believe the design was so old.
The Vulcan VX770 crashed at Syerston in 1958. It was suggested in the crash report it was due to the pilot going to quick. It seems to have been subject to lots of high G manoeuvres before that
What are Aircrafts ????????
The plural of 'aircraft' is 'AIRCRAFT'!
The plural of aircraft is aircraft, not "aircrafts".
You beat me to it!
😊😊😊😢i was just 3 years or so at this time,and as the child of an administrative n accounting staff in IAC,posted in Kathmandu,i was seeing n travelling into DC3's .But the thrill was always there,😊despite the persistent earache and the giddiness 😅for days afterwards.Later as India advanced we were introduced to yhe Heron,Viscount ,tha Avro 748,the Boeing 707,the Caravelle,theVC10 et al but no airshow in CALCUTTA!!😊
Such a valuable historical document - this video. I like the jazz, but wonder how appropriate it is...
imagine how new it would've sounded in 1952
@@simongarrettmusic Or in 1912, come to that.
Thanks to some brilliant minds all of this was lost - sad sad sad very very sad
videos like this bring me back to same gloomy state - even as late as 1982 there was so much of super high tech around - so many companies all tanked - Racal, Plessey, GEC, Sinclair, ICL... all gone..vanished- hope ARM will restore some of the fame... guess we need a proper govt to start with....
@@mattaikay925 ARM is owned by foreign countries, namely the Japanese company, Softbank. British In Name Only.
Like Labours Minister for Technology
What was lost?
@@EricIrlmarbles.
what is the music?
Didn’t anyone notice the two ground crew seeing off the Hunter - the engine was running and as they pulled the chocks out their heads were quite close to the air intake (sucking tons of air) and they were wearing flat caps á la Andy Capp. WTF???
It was a time when Britain was leading the world in aircraft design and construction, and an exciting time to be a pllot in the RAF.
It's an extraordinary range of aircraft just 7 years after war's end! I think my first Farnborough would have been in about 1954. Neville Duke in the Hunter was always a favourite. Nothing dated about this film, (except the jazz sound track, which to my ears has not worn well!)
I bought my first Kiwi Fruit there from a bloke selling from the back of his car. In those days they were called Chinese Gooseberries, and they cost 2/6d each. Neville Duke's Hunter was painted in a pale green, but not in bright hi-viz, like today.
Quite right....I'm a jazz fan but that soundtrack s actually jarring....and I don't know why.....it just doesn't fit aircraft flight.
@@Firebrand55the music is the blues and very fitting when you see what became of the British aircraft technology not long afterwards.
The word is: “AIRCRAFT” Not Aircrafts!!…..It is both singular and plural….Please change the Title of your video……
No mention of the disaster that resulted in the deaths of thirty-one people including the aircrew. The fifties were another world. Danger and death seemed to be an accepted thing with the show continuing once the runway was clear. Quite reminiscent of the disaster at Le Mans three years later.
It was indeed mentioned at 9:50.
The life and soul of any party … that’s you that is.
The plural form of "Aircraft" is "Aircraft"
Beat me to it, one of my pet hates !
aircraft is the plural of aircraft, not "aircrafts"
The plural of "Aircraft" is "Aircraft" and NOT "AircraftS"!!!!! 😠
Investing money in interesting technology instead of boredom.
BUT A REAL PERSON IS DOING THE COMMENTARY!
Oh WoW
A shame that the Supermarine Swift was unsuccessful in the end.
Those were the days when the air we breathed was polluted with DDT from the ground.
Hello there
Every aircraft shown seems to have "super priority" 😂. I don't think giving priority works like that.
What a shame The Swift proved to be a failure
Aircraft no s needed
The plural of 'aircraft' is aircraft (no 's').
And this was only seven years after WW2
Why the added s ???. Are we going to add an s to sheep also.....sheeps ???.
Sheeps are what float on water aren't they?
The plural of aircraft is 'aircraft' .
Valiant got its massive undercarriage up pretty quick!
Whether one aircraft or 101 aircraft - the word aircraft is BOTH singular and plural. Do NOT upload videos if you are incapable of using English correctly.
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How quickly all that brilliant expertise was sold down the river by our political pygmies!
The plural of " Aircraft " is AIRCRAFT !! Learn your grammar all of your vloggers.
What a ruddy awful soundtrack - it drowned out all of the aircraft engine sounds - who on Earth released the film in that horrible state?
Maybe it’s because of the era it was filmed. Yes filmed
Это букет красоты инженерной мысли Великобритании, получил наслаждение от смелости технических решенийи направлений того времени.