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At the end of WW2, the UK aimed to beat the rest of the world, especially the USA, by producing the 1st-ever jet airliner. The end result was the de Havilland DH.106 Comet. The Comet 1 experienced a series of disastrous tragedies. This led to the much delayed development of the successful Comet 4. But by this time the USA’s Boeings were becoming available, & these proved much more popular than the Comet. Come see how all this unfolded. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.

In two videos we look in detail at the famous de Havilland aircraft manufacturing company & its extensive range of aircraft. The previous Part 1 Video covered up until the end of WW2. This Part 2 video covers from the end of WW2 to the present. Aircraft are displayed in MSFS if they are available there, or else as photos. The end of this Part 2 Video includes some lovely real-life footage. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.

In two videos we look in detail at the famous de Havilland aircraft manufacturing company & its extensive range of aircraft. This Part 1 Video covers up until the end of WW2. Part 2 will cover from the end of WW2 to the present. Aircraft are displayed in MSFS if they are available there, or else as photos. The end of Part 2 Video includes some lovely real-life footage. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.

Newark Airport in New Jersey, alongside New York City, is known for many firsts: 1930s one of the world’s 1st art-deco terminal & tower 1930s world’s busiest airport 1st major airport serving the New York City metropolitan area USA’s 1st paved runway USA’s 1st official runway lights for night ops USA’s 1st ATC tower with regional airspace management USA’s 1st commercial airline terminal Come learn all about it through pictures & Microsoft Flight Simulator. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.

Tempelhof Airport in Berlin, Germany (1923 - 2008) was one of the world’s 1st beautiful Art-Deco airports from the 1920s/30s “Golden Years of Aviation”. It spans the 20th & 21st centuries, from an aviation pioneer hub, a monumental word not allowed prestige project, the iconic Cold War Berlin Airlift, & finally, to its modern reincarnation as a massive public urban park. Come learn all about it in pictures & in MSFS. Hope you enjoy. Cheers. Note: The text words are all mine. I then use an AI voice for those who wish to listen as well as watch.

Croydon Airport, London, UK (1920-59) was the 1st of the world’s beautiful Art-Deco airports from the 1920s/30s “Golden Years of Aviation”. It was the 1st airport with ATC & the 1st in other ways as well. Come see its history, including a 1930s version in MSFS. If enough Views & Likes, I will cover more of these beautiful Art-Deco airports in the UK, Europe & the USA. Hope you enjoy. Cheers. Note: The text words in this video are all mine. I use an Aussie AI voice (because I am an Aussie) for those who wish to listen as well as look.

Come follow YouTuber “Missionary Bush Pilot” & his Feb 2025 video “Plane Crash in PNG: What Happened?” in which he discusses a recent nearby aircraft crash, as he flies from Nadzab Airport to the unbelievably challenging airstrip of Dinangat, in Papua New Guinea. Hope you like. Cheers. Note: I do all the research for my videos & the text words are all mine. I run my words through an AI voice (an Australian male because that's what I am!) for those who want to listen as well as look.

The famous post-WW2 F-86 Sabre fighter jet was the USA’s 1st swept-wing fighter. It used research captured from German WW2 aeronautical engineers. It set world speed records, & was a great success in the Korean war. Come learn more about it, & enjoy some real-life footage. Cheers.

Jerrie Mock (1925 - 2014) in 1964 was the 1st woman to fly solo around the world. She flew a single-engine Cessna 180. Mock did what Amelia Earhart failed to do when she vanished in her twin-engine aircraft in 1937. Come along for the ride, at least part way from the USA to Egypt. Hope you enjoy. Cheers. Note: I do all the research for my videos & the words are all mine. I run my words through an AI voice (an Australian male because that's what I am!) for those who want to listen as well as look.

Trafford Leigh-Mallory, a rather divisive character, was a WW1 RFC pilot & a key RAF Commander in WW2 Battle of Britain. He became Air Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) for the WW2 D-Day Landings. Finally, he was appointed as Air C-in-C of WW2 SE Asia Command (SEAC). This video covers his tragic flight in his Avro York to take up the SEAC appointment. Hope you like. Cheers. Note: I do all the research for my videos & the words are all mine. I run my words through an AI voice (an Australian male because that's what I am!) for those who want to listen as well as look.

In 2015 Michael Smith, an Australian businessman, fulfilled his dream of flying around the world. He did so in a SeaRey amphibious aircraft – the first solo seaplane circumnavigation of the world. With only a single engine, no autopilot, & limited flying experience, he was perhaps lucky to survive the experience. Come follow along in MSFS from Melbourne, Australia to London, UK. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.

Lawrence Sperry (1892 - 1923), son of the famous inventor of the gyroscope, was an accomplished pilot who amazingly invented the 1st autopilot, artificial horizon, turn coordinator, safe parachute, sports aircraft, amphibious aircraft, drone, & lots more. He tragically died in an aircraft crash at age 31. Come learn more about him. Hope you like. Cheers.

Jorge Chavez, a Peruvian Frenchman, was the first person to fly over the European Alps. He crossed the Simplon Pass from Switzerland to Italy in a primitive Bleriot aircraft in 1910. Unfortunately, while landing in Italy, he crashed & died a few days later. Come learn about his flight, & enjoy real-live footage of a Bleriot aircraft at the end. Hope you like. Cheers.

Patagonia is an ancient, beautiful area covering the southern part of South America. Like so much of the world, it has been fought over & divided, & its indigenous people, who have been there from before 10,000 BC, have been largely decimated. But at least its natural beauty & value is now recognised through a series of Biodiversity Reserves, National Parks, & UNESCO World Heritage Areas. It was first flown over & studied from the air by German Gunther Pluschow in 1928/29. Come see his story. Hope you enjoy.

During WW2, the USAAF had about 30 airfields in Australia to help protect Australia & to prosecute the war in the Pacific. Scores of USAAF aircraft crashed in Australia during the war, with consequential deaths & injuries. In this video we look at the top 8 deadliest crashes.