Britain’s New Fighter (1951)

Item title reads - Britain’s new fighter. Hatfield, Hertfordshire. M/S of new De Havilland 110 Sea Vixen delta wing aeroplane on airfield. C/U of test pilot and former WWII fighter ace John “Cat’s Eyes“ Cunningham. Various shots as people look at the fighter and mechanics work on it. Cunningham gets in cockpit then taxis and takes off. M/S of the plane in flight. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.