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Douglas Bader visits an international automobile show.
British Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter ace, Group Captain Douglas Bader, visits the stall of the Ford Motors Company at a car show (likely the British International Motor Show at Earl's Court in London). Sign in background, "Ford British Built Cars and Trucks". He observes a new model of a car and takes a look at the stall of other car manufacturers including an MG TD series automobile.
Racing horses leap over obstacles and Nickel Coin wins the Grand National Steeplechase in Aintree, England.
Nickel Coin wins a race at the Grand National horse race in Aintree, England. Racing horses, jockeys, trainers, fans and spectators gather for the race. The horse race starts. The racing horses leap over water obstacles, jump over fences, ditches and many intervening obstacles in the Grand National steeplechase. Fans watch the race through binoculars. In the end only three horses out of 37 starters finish the race. Nickel Coin leaps over the last obstacle with three horses. She leads and wins the race.
The world’s first commercial jetliner, the de Havilland Comet, departs Hatfield airfield for delivery to BOAC (British Overseas Airways Company)
The British Overseas Airways Company (BOAC) receives their first delivery of the de Havilland Comet, the world’s first commercial jetliner. Employees working at de Havilland gather to witness the departure of the aircraft from the company’s Hatfield airfield aerodrome (Hatfield, Hertfordshire; 3NM NE of St Albans). The de Havilland chief test pilot, John "Cats Eyes" Cunningham, climbs the airstair to board the aircraft. The BOAC de Havilland Comet airplane, registered G-ALYP ("Yoke Peter"), taxis for takeoff. The de Havilland Comet airplane takes off from the airfield. The Comet jet airplane in flight.
New model jet fighters and bombers parade as the spectators watch eagerly at the British Air Show in Farnborough, England.
New model jet fighters and bomber aircraft parade at the British Air Show in Farnborough, England. Advance jet bombers and jet fighters take off and display their tactics during the air show. People board a Bristol Type 167 Brabazon large airplane to see it. A English Electric Canberra jet bomber aircraft flying low over the airfield. New Hawker Hurricane Jet is shown flying low. It claims unofficial speed mark. Spectators watch anxiously the take off, landing and aerial display by the planes. Britain's new four engine jet bomber, the Vickers-Armstrongs Valiant takes off as the spectators watch.