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1949 Bristol Brabazon airliner nears completion
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1:17Now PlayingDate: 1st August 1949
Location: Unspecified
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: The Mighty Brabazon Nears Completion
ENGLAND: Gloucestershire: Filton:
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BRABAZON PLANE. Nears completion at Filton. Shots of Drawing office - is tremendous. Runaway nearly 1 3/4 miles in length. Brab move from the assembly hanger. Chief Test-Pilot Pegg looks from office window as plane is moved to new hanger for final stages of assembly.
CHIEF TEST-PILOT PEGG Bill Looking from office window at Filton aerodrome as the Brabazon is moved to new hanger for final stages of assembly
airliner, airplane, aeroplane, architects, runway, aircraft, hangar, Bristol Type 167 Brabazon, Bristol Chief Test Pilot Bill Pegg
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