Aircraft - Aviation - Balloons - Helicopters
Jul. 07, 1950 - First Airscrew Turbine Airliner Is Use Today: Aviation history was made today when the world's first prop-jet passenger service opened. British European Airways gained the distinction of being the first airline is the world to operate an airscrew-turbine airliner. The aircraft, a Vickers Viscount prototype was used on the London Paris service. Photo Shows: Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle, in centre of a group of other passengers, prior to leaving Northolt for Paris today
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13160590
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46126132
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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