Post-WW2 British Aircraft De Havilland Comet Series 1 Avro 707A Delta Wing jet Avro Vulcan on Cigarette Cards by Carreras, 1953

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Cigarette cards chart the ingenious inventions and technological achievements of mankind. This aviation set, issued by Turf cigarettes after WW2 features many jet aircraft, including one that was manufactured by the Gloster Aircraft Company. Gloster produced the first ever British jet fighter. The De Havilland Comet Series 1 (Jet), pictured on card no. 43, was the first commercial jet airliner to reach production. This high-flying set also includes the first British-designed helicopter to fly and serve with the Royal Air Force. Several experimental aeroplanes make an appearance in this set, including the Avro 707A Delta Wing jet. The Avro Vulcan jet plane, pictured on card no. 4, played its part in the RAF’s V bomber force, fulfilling the role of nuclear deterrence during the Cold War.

Although this set was issued during the early 1950s, paper rationing was still enforced. This huge obstacle largely spelt the end of cigarette card production among many manufacturers. Carreras had the imaginative idea of incorporating mono-colour cards into the actual packets, so that you had to cut them out yourself.

Carreras,British Aircraft (Turf) (Hand-Cut), 1953 (50 cards)

Includes:Gloster meteor FB Jet Aircraft,Vickers Valiant Jet,Percival Prentice,Avro Vulcan,Fairey FDI Delta Wing,Short Sealand,Fairey Gannet Turbo,English Electric Canberra Jet,Blackburn Universal,Westland Wyvern,De Havilland Venom,Bristol Type 171 Helicopter,, Handley Page Victor,De Havilland Vampire,Bristol Type 170 Mk21,Percival Prince III,Hawker Hunter,Bristol Britannia,Percival Provost,Hawker,Boulton Paul,Percival Sea Prince,Hawker Sea Hawk,Avro Ashton Jet,Westland Sikorsky,Saunders-Roe Princess Flying Boat, ,Avro 707B Delta Wing,Avro Vulcan,Vickers Varsity T1,Saunders Roe,Avro 707A Delta Wing,Airspeed Ambassador,Short SA4,Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF11,De Havilland Venom FBI,Vickers Viking,Supermarine Attacker,De Havilland Comet Series,Shot SB/5,Hawker Sea, Fury,Supermarine Swift,Gloster Javelin,Handley Page Hermes,Supermarine,Vickers Viscount 701

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