Edwards And Summers

25th July 1948: Aircraft designer and industrialist Sir George Edwards (1908 - 2003) with test pilot Jeff 'Mutt' Summers. Behind them is a Vickers Viking aircraft converted as a flying test bed for Rolls Royce Nene turbojet engines. The airliner is about to leave for Paris on the 39th anniversary of Louis Bleriot's cross-channel flight. Two Vikings were converted in this way, becoming the world's first commercial jet aircraft. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
25th July 1948: Aircraft designer and industrialist Sir George Edwards (1908 - 2003) with test pilot Jeff 'Mutt' Summers. Behind them is a Vickers Viking aircraft converted as a flying test bed for Rolls Royce Nene turbojet engines. The airliner is about to leave for Paris on the 39th anniversary of Louis Bleriot's cross-channel flight. Two Vikings were converted in this way, becoming the world's first commercial jet aircraft. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
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Credit:
Keystone / Stringer
Editorial #:
3438712
Collection:
Hulton Archive
Date created:
25 July, 1948
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Source:
Hulton Archive
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JN2543
Object name:
03x/10/diry/15409/25f
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3018 x 4069 px (25.55 x 34.45 cm) - 300 dpi - 4 MB