ZUM4903340: Jan. 01, 1954 - London bound airliner blows up, 16 killed: A four engined Cloudmaster airliner, on a route from Beirut to London, crashed today on the outskirts of Rome. The airliner was preparing to land at Rome's Ciampino Airport. As the Cloudmaster headed for Ciampion, its two port engines caught fire. The plane was 60 ft. up when it exploded and blazing wreckage plunged to the ground in the Borgata Gardiani district. The main part landed on waste ground within 100 ft / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4903408: Jan. 01, 1954 - New Rifle Demonstrated: A demonstration of Rifle Self Lading F.N. 30 - the new rifle developed by the Belgian Company “Fabrique d'armes de guerre” of Liege. was given today. It was originally designed to fire the low velocity small caliber. 28. inch ammunition developed in U.K. It has since been modified to fire the high velocity.30inch universal round. which has been produced to meet the Military Characteristics agreed by the N.A.T.O countries. The rifle in the various stages of its developments, has been subjected to extensive Technical and User trials in this country and the United States / Bridgeman Images