Looking over the heads of a crowd of spectators at the Bristol Bloodhound missile displayed at Farnborough Airshow at the Royal Aircraft Establishment

Date:
Sep 1959
Location:
Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, Rushmoor, Hampshire
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Royal Aerospace Establishment, Farnborough, Rushmoor, Hampshire
Farnborough Airport, Farnborough, Rushmoor, Hampshire
Reference:
BAR03/01/270
Type:
Photograph (35mm Slide)
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Description

The Bristol Bloodhound was developed during the 1950s; the Bloodhound Mk 1 entered service in 1958. The missile served as the United Kingdom's main air defence weapon until the 1990s.

Content

This is part of the Series: BAR03/01 Norman Barnard: Series of Slides; within the Collection: BAR03 Norman Barnard Slide Collection

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© Historic England Archive

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Photographer: Barnard, Norman

Keywords

20th Century Aircraft Factory, 20th Century Airport, 20th Century Research Station, 20th Century Showground, Military