Spectacular 1960 Farnborough airshow flying display

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A report on what was in the flying display at the 1960 Farnborough airshow from the September 9, 1960 issue of ‘The Aeroplane and Astronautics’

Buccaneers landing head-on to each other, V-bomber scrambles, and the demonstration of a VTOL jet, were just some of the highlights that the crowds at the 1960 Farnborough airshow were able to enjoy.

LOW AND SLOW. – The Handley Page Victor B.2 makes a very low flypast, with leading-edge flaps drooped.
LOW AND SLOW. – The Handley Page Victor B.2 makes a very low flypast, with leading-edge flaps drooped. Photographs copyright “The Aeroplane and Astronautics”

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