Jet Conversion Unit (1949)

The jet conversion unit for pilots at RAF (Royal Air Force) base in Suffolk. L/S of Vampire and Meteor aircraft parked on aerodrome. M/S Pilot climbing into cockpit and adjusting harness, studies the controls, pilot gives the all clear for take-off. M/S Undercarriage wheel. L/S Flame bursting from tail of jet. L/S Vampire plane taxiing. L/S Vampire taking off, circling round aerodrome, in flight, doing a roll. Ground to air shot, three Vampires in formation. 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, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to th