The star of Britain's Farnborough air show last week was R.A.F. Squadron Leader Neville Duke. Every day during the show he thrilled the crowds with the airborne hot-rodding that Britain encourages at Farnborough. He buzzed the spectators at flashing speed with his red. needle-nosed Hawker Hunter, slapped them with supersonic bangs, whirled in splendidly executed acrobatics. Then one sunny afternoon he flew down to the sea off Littlehampton. Sussex, to have a try at the official low-level speed record.
A great crowd on the beach watched him make his flights: two passes over the course in each direction to average out the...