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Cold War, Hot Jets

Episode 1

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 8 months

How the invention of the jet engine gave hope to Britain as the country recovered from the Second World War, becoming a lucrative export and a powerful piece of military hardware. Show more

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