Flying Wing (1946)

Location Unknown / Unclear. Various shots of new British aircraft Flying Wing coming out of hangar for its first test. It looks like a giant wing (boomerang) with cockpit in the middle but lacking the body of the plane. Pilot going into cockpit and sits down. Flying Wing is getting ready for the test flight. Various close shots of the Flying Wing. Various shots demonstrating wing flaps and tail movement. However, the aircraft is not seen airborne. Note - date found in the old record 17/07/1946. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as we