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Forty Thousand Feet Up

on BBC Home Service Basic

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The story of the Comet
With two young friends. Ann Silvertand and Martin Clamp ,
Gerald Nathercot recently visited Midland factonies to find out something a,bout the making of the Comet. Later the three of them went on a test flight
The programme also includes the recorded voices of Sir Milee Thomas , Chairman of B.O.A.C., John Cunning -ham. chief test pilot. and senior engineers

Contributors

Unknown:
Ann Silvertand
Unknown:
Martin Clamp
Unknown:
Gerald Nathercot
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Sir Milee Thomas
Unknown:
John Cunning

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