#OnThisDay 1950: Newsreel was at the Farnborough Air Show to take a gander at all the latest planes. | BBC Archive

1952 MIAMI AIR SHOW Wolfson Archives clip of the 1952 Miami Air Show held at the Opa locka Airport Jan 6 & 7 of that year. 19 year old Margie Magness of 130 Flagler Drive in Miami Springs was chosen Air Show Queen. The following is a Jan 8 Miami News article describing the show: “Race Prevented By Air Mishaps Show Officials Cancel Miami-Havana Event Miami, Jan. 7 (JP). The Greater Miami Air Show wound up yesterday in a flurry of mishaps which forced cancellation of a projected race from Miami to

#OnThisDay 1951: An air race was held along the south coast of England. 68 years on, the 'pilot view' footage is still brilliant. | BBC Archive

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36K views · 467 reactions | Flight in the 50s & 60s was something else ✈️ Flying in the 1950s and 1960s was the height of luxury, comfort, and glamour. It was a far cry from today’s crammed, mass-transport experience. #flight #50s #60s #retrovibes #nostalgia | Vintage Memories 66 | Facebook

545K views · 10K reactions | Scenes from Farnborough Air Show 1966, with the narrator celebrating the tremendous progress in aviation. You can find the full film on our website: https://bit.ly/3yVYkSz Film: IWM COI 1150 | Imperial War Museum London | Facebook