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  1. The Comet

    Date released
    1 Aug 1949
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1052
    NoS ID
    015864
    Story no
    3 / 5

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Comet - Britain Jet Air Liner. DESCRIPTION: At the De Havilland factory we see the first four-engined jet air-liner being put through its paces by Catseyes Cunningham, he chats with...

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  2. Hush-Hush Plane Flies OK

    Date released
    1 Aug 1949
    Series name
    Pathe News
    Issue no
    49/61
    NoS ID
    103030
    Story no
    2 / 5
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    The world’s first all-jet airliner, the de Havilland Comet, is flown for the first time by Group Captain "Cats Eyes" Cunningham.

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  3. Britain’s New Fighter

    Date released
    10 Dec 1951
    Series name
    Pathe News
    Issue no
    51/99
    NoS ID
    104475
    Story no
    3 / 6
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 ephemera, 1 shot list

    Delta-wing DH 110 is new day and night fighter.

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  4. Aviation: Comet II

    Date released
    3 Sep 1953
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1265A
    NoS ID
    018728
    Story no
    5 / 8

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Comet II. DESCRIPTION: Another British product which had been making news is the Comet II - the second edition of the record-breaking De Havilland jet airliner. SHOTLIST: Cut story -...

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  5. The Comet III

    Date released
    20 May 1954
    Series name
    Pathe News
    Issue no
    54/38
    NoS ID
    105830
    Story no
    2 / 4
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 ephemera, 1 shot list

    The latest of the record-breaking Comet aircraft is made ready for flying trials.

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  6. The Farnborough Show

    Date released
    9 Sep 1954
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1318A
    NoS ID
    019509
    Story no
    5 / 5

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Farnborough Air Show. DESCRIPTION: The fifteenth display by the Society of British Aircraft Constructors has proved once again that British design and construction is second to none. At...

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  7. Britain’s Air Parade

    Date released
    9 Sep 1954
    Series name
    Pathe News
    Issue no
    54/70
    NoS ID
    106024
    Story no
    5 / 5
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 ephemera, 1 shot list

    Farnborough: Great Britain puts her latest aircraft on show in a thrilling flying display over the airfield. Top attraction is the Comet III airliner

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  8. Comet Reborn

    Date released
    1 May 1958
    Series name
    Pathe News
    Issue no
    58/35
    NoS ID
    108152
    Story no
    2 / 4
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 shot list

    The Comet IV makes a triumphant trial flight.

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  9. World Airlines Buy British

    Date released
    25 Aug 1958
    Series name
    Pathe News
    Issue no
    58/68
    NoS ID
    108293
    Story no
    5 / 5
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    New records pinpoint the tremendous postwar success of British airliners and aero engines on the markets of the world.

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  10. Comets Now Show Profit

    Date released
    20 Aug 1962
    Series name
    Pathe News
    Issue no
    62/67
    NoS ID
    110310
    Story no
    5 / 6
    Extras
    1 film clip

    Most famous airliner, no longer in red, in big demand.

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