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Air Speed Record Advertisements
Winged aircraft has provided the means for the ultimate drive for speed and between 1929 and 1960, just 31 years, the world speed record was raised from 331.6 MPH to an astonishing 4,104 MPH. Although the combustion engine was overtaken by the jet engine/rocket it was the desire to push the boundaries that made this transition possible. Brands like Wakefield Castrol, Pratts Ethyl, Lodge and K.L.G. (sparking plugs), all played an important part in the history of speed. This series of advertisements from 1929 to 1960 has been provided by Jas Ferns who has been collecting speed record adverts for 10 years. His important collection allows us to piece together the achievements and developments that have taken place over the last 100 years and to examine the many players involved. Please note that some of these images are necessarily large so that the detail of the advert can be appreciated.
1929 |
1929 |
1929 |
1929 |
 Supermarine S6 |
 Supermarine S6 |
 Supermarine S6 |
 Supermarine S6 |
1929 |
1930 |
1931 |
1931 |
 Supermarine S6 |
 Supermarine S6 |
 Supermarine S6 |
 Supermarine S6 |
1931 |
1931 |
1931 |
1933 |
 Supermarine S6 |
 Supermarine S6 |
 Supermarine S6 |
 Macchi Castoldi |
1933 |
1933 |
1933 |
1936 |
 Macchi Castoldi |
 Macchi Castoldi |
 Macchi Castoldi |
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1937 |
1945 |
1946 |
1946 |
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 Gloster Meteor |
 Gloster Meteor |
 Gloster Meteor |
1946 |
1946 |
1947 |
1953 |
 Gloster Meteor |
 Gloster Meteor |
 Skystreak |
 F-86D Sabre |
1953 |
1953 |
1953 |
1953 |
 Supermarine Swift |
 Supermarine Swift |
 Supermarine Swift |
 Supermarine Swift |
1953 |
1955 |
1956 |
1957 |
 Skyray |
 Super Sabre |
 Fairey Delta 2 |
 Fairey Delta 2 |
1957 |
1958 |
1960 |
1960 |
 Skyrocket |
 Starfighter |
 X-15 |
 X-15 |
With thanks to Jas Ferns
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