The Farnborough Air Show Tragedy on Film (1952) | British Pathé

This tragic footage shows the horrifying crash at the Farnborough Air Show in 1952 after pilot, John Derry, broke the sound barrier with the de Havilland DH.110 Sea Vixen. John Derry, the flight observer and 29 spectators were killed during this terrible incident. #BritishPathé #History #Disaster #Airplanes Subscribe to the British Pathé YT Channel: https://goo.gl/hV1nkf (Film ID: 28.20) The Farnborough Air Show Tragedy on Film, 1952: Horrifying scenes took place in Hampshire after pilot John Derry, broke his DH. 110 through the sound barrier and flew low over the airfield in front of 120,000 spectators. However, a fault developed in the aircraft and to the horror of the crowd the plane disintegrated in front of them. Debris, including the jet engines, was catapulted towards picnicking families. The pilot, flight observer and 29 spectators were killed. Watch More Tragic Examples of Disasters Caught on Film: https://goo.gl/VV8b57 BRITISH PATHÉ'S STORY Before television, people c