Designed in Britain

Designed in Britain title card.

Short Movie (1959)

Directed by:
J.B. Napier-Bell

A presentation of mid-century British design.

Avro 698

Registration VX770, first prototype of the Avro Vulcan. Crashed on 20 September 1958 during the Battle of Britain day air show at RAF Syerston.
Same aircraft in other works at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Military Fixed-Wing).

Bristol 175 Britannia 301

Registration G-ANCA, c/n 12917 built in 1956. Crashed on 6 November 1957 during a test flight out of Filton Airport.
Same aircraft seen in other movies - IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Handley Page Victor B.1

Registration XA918.

Vickers 757 Viscount

Vickers 757 Viscount of TCA-Trans-Canada Air Lines.

Vickers 806 Viscount

Registration G-APIM, c/n 412 built in 1958. Survives as of 2017, preserved at the Brooklands Museum in a British Air Ferries livery.
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).