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Farnborough airshow through the years
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8:40 AM EDT, Tue July 8, 2014
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Farnborough's long history with aviation —
Farnborough in Hampshire, England has a long association with air travel. This image circa 1909 shows aviation pioneer Samuel Cody's British Army Aeroplane No 1 flying at Farnborough. Cody later died in an air accident. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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Frank Courtney tests an "autogiro," 1925 —
Another air innovation gets an outing at Farnborough in 1925 as test pilot Frank Courtney talks with officials and reporters at the aerodrome before taking an "autogiro" for a flight.
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World's first jet airliner is displayed, 1949 —
A de Havilland Comet, the world's first jet airliner, is displayed at the Farnborough's second major air show in 1949.
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An Avro York at Farnborough airshow, 1950 —
Eight-year-old David Bailey stands by the undercarriage of an Avro York transport plane at the Farnborough Airshow rehearsal in 1950.
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The de Havilland 110 disaster, 1952 —
Disaster strikes the airshow in 1952 when a de Havilland 110 broke up over spectators after breaking the sound barrier. The accident killed 29 people on the ground and injured dozens more.
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Experimental engineering, 1955 —
An experimental Rolls Royce aircraft capable of vertical take off, nicknamed the 'Flying Bedstead', exhibited in Farnborough in 1955.