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The Illustrated London News (ILN), September 6, 1952 - Awesome Cover Photo of an Avro A698 on Runway - The World's First Four-Engined Delta-Winged Jet Bomber

1952Pages 353-396. Features: Classy colour-illustrated ad for B.O.A.C. and their new De Havilland Comet features the plane flying over the waterfonrt of a large city; Great cover photo of new Avro A698 bomber on runway; Nice one-page ad for the Hawker Hunter aircraft by the Hawker Siddeley group; Six photos from the Farnborough Exhibition present the Gloster Javelin, Bristol Britannia, Vickers Valiant, Vickers supermarine Swift, Avro A698 and Blackburn and General Aircraft Universal Freighter; Photo of crowd gathered around the record-breaking Canberra jet bomber which performed the first double-crossing of the Atlantic in a day; Photos of Barrogill Castle, in Caithness, which was recently purchased by the Queen Mother; Photos of the survivors of the Hermes IV aircraft crash off Trapani, Sicily; Five wonderful photos of the first Balinese dancers to visit London - Seductive temple dances and Gamelan music; Two-page cutaway illustration of the Comet flight simulator in operation; Centerfold illustration of the Canberra Jet Bomber which crossed the Atlantic twice in one day; Photos from the radio and television exhibition; Photos of personalities of the week, including the crew of the record-setting Canberra - Mr. D.A. Watson, Mr. R.P. Beamont (captain) and Mr. P. Hillwood; Interesting full-page aerial photo of the U.S. Navy's Hospital Ship 'Haven' at anchor in Korean waters, with specially constructed landing platforms for helicopters rigged on each side; Two photos of Jordan's new King Hussein; Photos of Lynmouth cleaning up after the flood and caravan homes for its victims; Nice colour ad for English Electric inside back cover shows train and happy station scene; Nice colour Johnnie Walker ad on back cover features golf putting theme; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine

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Bryant, Arthur; Squire, Sir John; Falls, CyrilMareMagnum

The Illustrated London News (ILN) Magazine, 16 May 1953 - Collision Between the 'Duke of York' and the U.S. Freighter 'Haiti Victory'

1953Pages 761-808. Features: Nice colour ad for six models of Kodak camera inside front cover; One-page ad for the Daimler Conquest auto; Excellent half-page photo ad for Aston Martin entitled "From le Mans to Runnymede'; Dramatic photos of the result of the crash which slice off the bow of the British Railways ship 'Duke of York'; Royal photos; Phillip gets his wings; Jordan Revisited - article with photos of Jordan, King Hussein, Palestinian refugee camp; House-trained otter of Mrs. Puggaard in Denmark; Training horses for Coronation Day; Extensive rehearsals for Coronation Day; Photos of personalities of the week, including Brig.-General E.N. Tandy, Crown Prince Akihito; Edward Shanks, Monsieur C. Kastally of Tunis, and some members of the 1953 Everest Expedition to be led by Colonel John Hunt; Pablo Picasso with his 'Goat and Bottle' sculpture; The 280-mm artillery guns which willl be used to fire the world's first atomic shell in Nevada; Two pages of photos and information on Laos - its King and Capital, and the fortified plain of Jars; Centerfold photo of Everest from the 20,000 foot level on Pumori; Photos of mountain climbing training and practice with oxygen equipment prior to the English assault on Everest; Photos of Navy helicopters in Malaya; Photo of the Canberra bomber which set a new world altitude record, and her pilot, Wing Commander W.F. Gibb; Photo of wrecked B.O.A.C. Comet which crashed after takeoff from Calcutta on May2nd; M. Jean Rousseau's pocke submarine in action; Wow - photo of a very early drone - an Australian-designed Jindivik Mark I pilotless jet is tested at Woomera; Photo of the Short SB5 adjustable wing research aircraft in flight; Photos of the Queen's Faberge Beasts - lent for a London exhibition; Recent Royal photos; Photos of the latest British fighting vehicles - the Field Mouse, universal tracked carrier and Saracen infantry carrier; Photos of the Queen at the Old Vic to watch 'King Henry VIII"; Jumping Frogs; Colour-illustrated Good Year ad inside back cover features the coat-of-arms of James Andrew Ramsay, Earl of Dalhousie; Nice colour-illustrated Dry Sack ad on back cover shows the Seville Cathedral; and more. Four-inch opening at top of coverfold. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine

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