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BRITAIN SHOWS THE WORLD

JET FIGHTER

The Hawker P1052,

Secret jets will fly over, but visitors must not peep

By JAMES

STUART

BRITAIN'S aircraft industry, already selling millions of pounds' worth of aeroplanes and equipment overseas, is going all out for more export orders next month.

Through the Society of British Aircraft Constructors, it is to stage the world's greatest air trade show.

CAN BRITAIN AFFORD THIS CELEBRATION?

The five-day show opens int

the Royal Aircraft Establishment's airfield at Farnborough, Hants, on September 7. It will be open to the public on the last two days, September 10 and 11.

£35,000,000 target

Export target for the air- craft industry. this year is

The 1951 Festival of Britain These were some of the ques- At the outset of his taak "idea floating about of a dome £35,000,000. was planned as a modest celebration tions asked in this rigorous investi- of the 1851 Great Exhibition. It

has grown into a project costing gation. Some of the answers millions of pounds.

Burprising.

arc

·

Who are the men behind it? This is the first part of the What are

they aiming at? What benefits will the Festival bring? report. The second, and final, part What will it cost?

will appear on this page tomorrow,

BY CHARLES WINTOUR

TN April 1851, the year of the Great Exhibition In Hyde Park. Punch published a cartoon entitled "Britannia's Great Party."

The Prince Consort is seen struggling into his uniform and crying to the astonished Queen: "Here is a to-do, Here is all the company come and the streets full of carriages and broughams. The candles aren't lighted nor the supper ready, nor the man dressed who's to wait, nor the music, nor nothing."

and

#

river wall.

be

Mr Barry spid "Let thero in aluminium."

plenty of comment,

Countries which have criticism and help in the In addition to the South Bank columns of the Press, so that show there will be certain minor placed orders this year or we can find out what people are really thinking." Read on,

Mr Barry.

He is assisted by £2,000-a- year Controller of the Festi- Mr Bernard Send- all, an ex-elvil

val omee servant from the Central Ofice of Informa-

tion, and an executive com- 'mittee of seven others.

exhibitlops-selence

in South are negotiating to buy Bri- Kensington, a live architectural tish acroplanes include: exhibit on a site in Stepney and Poplar, technology in Glasgow.

Coke, former director of the Barry has proudly announced over the world. Central Office of Information; yet have one or two cards up Air attaches, airline offelala,

VA

Argentina, Australla, Bel- glum and the Belgian Congo, Burmo, Canada, Denmark, Wo smaller dupliente

France, Holland, Indin, Ken- ex yo, Lebanon,

Malaya, Mnita, hibitions of the main New Zealand, Norway Pakis-· pavilions are duc to travel tan, South Africn, Sweden, through ways and stairways, tramway

the country, one by Switzerland and West Africa. works, rond!

Biggest orders have been for They Improvement

are Secretary-General land, the other by sea in a con-

Cranford, schemes, public parking places Iconard

Jet Aghters. fonner vertelt aircraft carrier. number of other general manager of Stratford amenities for the LCC."

At the Memorial Theatre and a promi-

Farnborough show, There is to be a fun fair, of Britain's overwhelming world Indeed Me Morrison could rent figure in the Little Theatre no longer conceal his gratiflen- movement; Mr Hugh Casson, an course, which will occupy a large end in jet propulsion will be more demonstrate to ceremony marking ton when he spoke at the able young architect; Mr Cecil part of Battersea Park. And Mr once

potential customer from all the begin. ning of work on the £750,000

Exhibitions Division DI the

that "Being shownien we may It is a day which

Cux, the director I 03

a Mr Ian

sleeves" remark which and other neroplane users from. South Londoner have looked science and technology, described. Dur

all countries are being invited the deepest to the trade show.. in a Festival Office statement, as can only forward to for many years," he said.

among other qualifications, the foreboding. "This South Bank exhibition author of "a number of selen- Despite the inst-minute. rush Many other sites have been is Mr Morrison's multi-million- tifle papers mostly on the fossil All local authorities have also and excitement which Mr suggested, notably

animals of the Arctic"; Wembley pound baby,

Mr been asked to prepare some Punch described with his cus- and the Crystal Palace. The

Gordon Russell, the well-known festivities of their own. And tomary verbosity, that Exhibi- Government turned them all

industrial designer; Mr Hugh there will be Festivals of the the Wheldon, the was a tremendous suc- down,

Arts Council's Arls in various centres. They were "looked at NOW, who are running Britain Festival of and found wanting" said

and representative, and the inevit- Britain was then at the Morrison, Edving

what are their qualifications? further

able director of public relatioru, Of course, the LCC are well to Chairman of the peak of her strength, the ac- reasons.

council is Mr Paul Wright.

the fore in all this planning. knowledged

General Lord Icader of indus-

Ismay, GCB,

With the full approval of the CH, DSO. He was Churchill's the head of a INDEED, Mr Morrison would military Chief of Staff during £1,100 a year,

Mr Wright, who now earns Government, who have promised More than 1

came from a to make avallable the necessary some difficulty the

the position as assistant director of labour and materials, the LCC is Just what was architects of the Allied vie public relations at the National clearing the main exhibition

His experience of show Coal Board, the Crystal tory.

business? Nil. His experience

tion

trial progress,

mighty Empire.

8,000,000 people,

have had

drawn from in explaining

all parts of the globe, visited the

enostnous

known as the

Ired the greenhouse

:

no

Mr

war

matier with 15 Palace site.

Apart from the fact that of planning

it

Crystal Palace,

which was erected

in Hyde

Park according

to the design has an

honoured

and

distinguished members

of the

aristocracy, at such

vices.

marvels 412 Mr

tricity,

Festival

Gas and

noria"

The

Manner

and ono of

in peacetime ng

NII. connection opposed to wartime?

has

aite.

WHO

couse

A com~

The newest

Nowhere is

Britain's jet lead so marked as in the air- liner field. British manufac- turers hope that within the next few years they may even be selling

to jet airlinera

world's biggest America, the aircraft building and operating: country.

is therefore entirely and proper. was first put

In addition, tens of thousands forward shortly saw his chance to exploit the and several other pubile bodies nitor the end of the war, by Festival programme 05 Mr Gerald Barry, then means of advancing his long- But these Indies and gentle- upkeep of their offices in Savoy many of them living many miles propellers,

newspaper editor, It

was

also represented. aro

Hermes

And the

No other country has a jel- engined, airliner. At Fam- borough Britain will show representatives several The Socialist leaders have also cir M BARRY

already rushed forward their scheme for different makes of the Duke of Devonshire with-the-Great--Exhibition, it-

accumulated quite an enormous concert hall and gardener, Mr Paxton.

possesses a half-mile frontage Lord Ismay is assisted by a sizeable little staff of 208. Apart cultural centre, carefully situated-It-Is-likely that Britain's newest wonder jet airliner, administrators there next to Hungerford Bridge, one the de Havilland Comet, which There the crowdi Kaped, with fine vlew over London, council of more than 30 very from the with the Queen

two days after many it is already equipped with elec. distinguished people from all are nine chief executive officers, of the noisiest railway bridges new only

30 senior executive officers, 47 in London. ser walks of life. water

coming off the factory line, higher executive officers, 11 Members of every

political executive officers, 52 temporary

They will build a 1,700ft river will be shown to the oversens

buyers. including party gardena

are there. Mr Noel assistants, two temporary photo wall of concrete faced with Expanding Hearse and Pro- trees, shrubs, lakes and lawns, Coward, Mr John Gielgud graphers, and the usual cluster granite, reclaiming 4% acres of

It is this airliner, expectod fessor Crestadora's "Impul- are already in being. And and Sir Alan Herbert repre- of messengers and clerical staff. land from the river.

to cruise ut 500 m.p.h., in equine locomotive. "the extent of the ground sent the stage. Mr T. S.

prehensivo scheme of traffic

which some American opera- exhibition was a land- available is 200 acres, com- Ellot ond Sir Malcolm Sar-

Totul wages bill this year improvements is also being vultors have shown interest. mark in British history.

pared with the meagre 23 gent, literature and music re- comes to £147,177 (compared in hand. The desire to celebrate its acres which can be cleared on spectively.

with £19,000 last year). Another centenary in a Stting

The only ones the South Bank.

Four Royal

£16,000 is needed for travelling WHO pays for the work car- Socielles, the All these advantages were Arts Counell, the Federation of and incidental expenses. natural

Then there will ried out by the LCC?

be four Mir When the idea brushed aside.

Morrison British Industries, the TUC

The bulk of the cost will full turbo-prop airliners, powered of pounds are needed for the on the ratepayers of London, by jet engines geared to drive sile of the work. These are tho Vickers Vis- Detailed estimates of the count, the Armstrong-Whit-

Apollo, totul cost falling on both the worth

the Handley- taxpayer and the ratepayer will| Pago TOW what are all these people be given tomorrow. NOW

Handley-Page-Miles Marathon, planning?

No others like them exist. The main exhibition will be Finally, there is to be a gala The foreign niz attaches will. BARRY is held on the South Bank, telling Festival of the Arts in London, be able to MR GERALD

see some of Bri- the real boss. As the the story of Britain and is including music, opera, ballet,tain's latest jet fighters, in- Morrison man who initiated the whole people in a series of pavillons, theatre, musle hall and aims.

Hawker cluding the

P.1032 turned down the suggestion of who, as Leader of the House project, he is in the fortunate each devoted to come aspect of

and the Supermarine 510. One of the more remarkable "Swift." both swept-back wing. on International Exhibition as

and Lord President of the position of a man who is the national life such as the foo expensive, had decided to Council, has secured that his able to make his dream come home, the school, industry, agri- sides of this particular Festival

types. is the opera competition being other people's culture, sport and recreation.

Britain's Jet pet

bomber, the scheme shall be given top true and with

held by the Arts Council, Some English Electric Canberra is priority over the building of money.

These pavilions will not be 120 composers are now busy also to be at Farnborough, and homes, schools

factories, Mr Barry is a journalist by

Close and

Inspection planner, by proper buildings: they will not writing operas for which they

011 the practically regardless of the profession

ond despite the fact choice.

even have the solidity of pre- receive £100 on approval of an

Inground of these acroplanes.. The Expense

After editing a that Britain faces a financial

number of faba. They are to be coloured outline and another £300 on about which a good deal is.

"fabric structures," a

The best operas still secret, will not be allowed. periodicals which crisis of unpareiteled gravity.

sort of completion. defunct The cost to the export drive either

от alga Morrison shelter for peace-time will be performed during the But their astonishing perform-

amalga- past was soon superseded by cannot possibly be assessed,

Festival. mated, he was managing cdl- purposes

ance in the hands of test. News tor of the

After looking at the total cost pilots will be demonstrated.. Chroniclo Even more pecullar buildinga By Jung 1040 Mr Gerald

for 12 years, resigning in No- are being discussed.

In the Sir Ralph of this vast tcheme, it is a little

"state" exhibition: Darty was saying:

much truth in vember 1947. He is a member Glyn recently asked Mr Morrison did not restrict their activities be able to see many of Bri "The pur- THERE was

surprising that the Arts Council the vialtors from overseas

WEE! poso of the Festival is to .. Sir Willam Darling's of the committee appointed by if it was true that the Exhibition put the whole of Britain on comments ·

tho on

Public the

of Town Minister

single production of The thin's latest engines and a lot and would include an aluminium show."

Works (Festival of Britain) Country Planning on

of other The central

aviation equipment the dome one-third higher than St, Beggar's Opera. exhibition will Bill, "It is a Bill for the qualifications of planners and Paul's. Mr Morrison did not TOMORROW; THE BILL

which is carning money for be held on the South Dank purpose of providing foot-n co-founder of Folltfest, and quite

Britain. of the Thames.. Why?

accept the description. bridges, stages, escalators, sub- Economic Planning.

But he admitted there was an

London Express Service):

cherished scheme for develop men meet only once in every Court, the spacious entry to the from the widely acclaimed. The Govern- ing the South Bank.

two months; they cannot pos- Savoy Hotel. Many years ago it ment took its

was Mr sibly ustl action

excrcise any detailed Morrison and set. up a large commit-

as leader who,

of supervision over the work of tee which reported favourably

the London County Council, the Festival Omce. bolled with the Ecclesiastical on the project.

Commissioners for the sale of Eventually in December, 1947, Mr Morrison announced 4 large proportion

South Bank, that the Government, having

Now It

alm

kleg

of this Festival?

hold a Festival of Britain. Mr Berry himself pointed Director-reneral

OL the Festival at £3,000 a year.

And what was

the

was

to be

of a modest little

show celebrating the glories of the

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