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Works explorer

Focus on flying boats

United Kingdom, 1954
film

A history of the development of the flying boat, culminating in the production of the 140-ton jet-propelled Saunders-Roe Princess.

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Flying action

United States, 1951
Similarity: 75%

Wonder jet

United Kingdom, 1949
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Michael and the flying boats

United Kingdom, 1949
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The Ships That Flew

Australia, 1974
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This jet age

United Kingdom, 1953
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Popular pastimes. No. 1. Plane sailing

United Kingdom, 1958
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Challenge in the air

United Kingdom, 1956
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Powered flight

United Kingdom, 1953
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Farnborough 1960

United Kingdom, 1960
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This is Farnborough

United Kingdom, 1959
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Tomorrow by air

United Kingdom, 1947
Similarity: 71%

Farnborough fly past (1955)

United Kingdom, 1955
Similarity: 71%

Farnborough looks forward (1957)

United Kingdom, 1957
Similarity: 70%

Born to boats

United Kingdom, 1956
Similarity: 70%

Test flight 263

United Kingdom, 1957
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The Power to fly: the history and development of the flying machine

United Kingdom, 1954
Similarity: 70%

Britain's progress in flight

United Kingdom, (1956)
Similarity: 70%

Air parade: a Shell film for the Festival of Britain 1951

United Kingdom, 1951
Similarity: 70%
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