Old newsreels are something else, and it is always interesting to watch them. And the 50s-60s were, without a doubt, the era of

Old newsreels are something else, and it is always interesting to watch them. And the 50s-60s were, without a doubt, the era of the fastest development of Mankind, at least in the 20th century. And maybe one of its peak points. here we have the 1953 Farnborough Air Show. Virtually everything shown is British designed and built, with its own engines and armaments. That’s when, in the first year after the coronation of the previous queen, Britain could still do anything. And then.... But to look at this aircraft, sometimes a little naive or archaic looking, and sometimes - very bold, but, most importantly, original (and not like now, when the pseudo-fifth generation of fighter jets). People were looking for and looking to the future, not this stuff. So, we can see V-bombers, for example, “Valiant“, “Victor“ and “Vulcan“. And jet and turboprop liners like the Comet, the Viscount. And fighter jets, fighter-bombers, Sea Vixen, Hunter and a host of others. And the Princesa flying boat. And many more Источник: Slavyangrad