ZUM4941057: Sep. 09, 1954 - THE WORLD'S FIRST” FLYING SAUCER” PILOTED AT HOME... HE PILOTED THE” FLYING LEFT”... The world's first 'Flying Saucer' Pilot WING COMMANDER R.T. SHEPHERD, seen with his wife at their Nuthall, Nottinghamshire, home. Wing Commander Shepherd is pilot of the new wingless Jet aircraft which rises vertically into the air - powered by two super Rolls Royce Jet Engines. talking about his experiences in flying the new machine - Commander Shepherd said” I felt as though I were sitting in a moving lift - it was quieter than piloting a helicopter - there was little vibration”... The advent of the 'Flying Lift' is expected to revolutionise much of the aircraft design of the future / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4940858: Aug. 27, 1954 - She Is The New Director Of The Women's Royal Naval Service: Photo Shows The White Ensign flutters above the new Chief of 4,800 women, Superintendent Nancy Margaret Robertson, 45, is to succeed Dame Mary K. Lloyd as Director of the Women's Royal Naval Service. At present she is head of H.M.S. Dauntless, a training establishment near Reading / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4940894: Sep. 06, 1954 - Admiral Sir Guy Grantham K.C.B. To Succeed Admiral Earl Mountbatten - commander In Chief Mediterranean: It has been announced that Admiral Sir Guy Granthan K.C.B., C.B.E. D.S.O., D.S.C., is to succeed Admiral the Earl Mountabatten of Burma, as commander in chief Mediterranean station, and commander in chief allied forces, Mediterranean / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4941084: Sep. 09, 1954 - Film Director's wife goes Shopping. Mrs. John Huston, wife of film director, John Huston wore this leather coat and carried a Leather bag, when she went shopping in London today. She arrived yesterday after a visit to America and ~ s to join her husband who is filming “Moby Dick” at ~ isguard / Bridgeman Images