Le Bourget Air Show (1953)

France. GV. Le Bourget airfield, with crowd gathered for the air show. Arrival of President Auriol who reviews Air Force troops. The Emperor of Mossis. General Gruenther, new SHAPE Commander-in-Chief. The Myster IV with Colonel Rozanoff who has just broken sound barrier. The “Trident“ built by French, SNCASO a twin-jet interceptor still in experimental stage. The Nord 2501. Hurel Dubois HD 31 - long winged. Viscount for Air France. B-47. Avro 696. Shackleton. Mistral. Sea Venom. Breguet Wiltur. Djinn helicopter built by SNCASO No 1220. Comet. Gruman, amphibian aircraft. Canberra. Fairchild, with 400 parachutists dropping from it. (Mute F.G.) Date found in the old record - 01/07/1953. 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