Worlds first commercial jet airliner makes record flight 1949

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GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS) • To license this film, visit https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VL... • The de Havilland Comet returns from its record-breaking round trip flight from London to Libya and back, 2,980 miles in six hours and 38 minutes • Full Description: • Gaumont British Ident • SLATE INFORMATION: Record Flight of Britain's Jet Air-Liner • ENGLAND: London: London Airport: • EXT • JOHN CUNNINGHAM - R.A.F. War-time Zce Returns to London air-port in the de Havilland Comet, the first all jet air liner, from Libya, climbs out of plane, speaks to crowd, • JET PROPELLED PLANES. Shots of John Cunningham landing the de Havilland Comet at London Air-port, after record flight to Libya, in the first all jet air liner. • LONDON AIRPORT. John Cunningham lands the de Havilland Comet at London after record flight to Libya, shots of him getting out of plane....speaks to crowd. • Aviation • Group Captain John Cat's Eyes Cunningham, British Royal Air Force, peacetime, fighter pilot, aeroplane, aircraft • Background: The de Havilland Comet returns from its record-breaking round trip flight from London to Libya and back, 2,980 miles in six hours and 38 minutes • FILM ID: VLVA4SFYPKDNMQUOYBBWTRX4AT6GR • To license this film, visit https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VL... • Archive: Reuters • Archive managed by: British Pathé

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