Farnborough Airshow through the years - in pictures
The Farnborough Airshow in Hampshire has played host to the latest and greatest from the aerospace industry since 1948. Here, 'The National' takes a look back at 74 years of aviation. All photos: Getty Images
An Avro Lincoln, developed from the Lancaster bomber, on display at the 1948 Farnborough Airshow.
A formation of RAF de Havilland Vampire jets in flight at the Farnborough Airshow in 1950.
A young visitor stands by the wheel of an Avro York transport plane at Farnborough Airshow in 1950.
A child is carried away from the scene of a crash at the Farnborough Airshow in 1952. A prototype de Havilland DH 110 jet fighter crashed during a display, killing 27 people.
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, inspects aircraft at the Farnborough Airshow in 1952.
The Handley Page Victor, a four-jet crescent-wing bomber that became part of the UK's V Bomber nuclear force along with the Vulcan and the Valiant, makes an appearance at the Farnborough Airshow in 1953.
Farnborough Airshow crowds and dignitaries watch RAF Hawker Hunter jets perform a display in honour of the Royal Aircraft Establishment's jubilee in 1955.
A cameraman stands on the roof of his estate car to get footage of the 1956 Farnborough Airshow.
A Hawker Hunter equipped with rockets flies over the Farnborough Airshow in 1956.
Visitors queue to have a look inside a Bristol freighter at the 1956 Farnborough Airshow.
Enthusiasts stand on chairs in the rain to get a better view of the aircraft as they fly past at the Farnborough Airshow 1956.
A formation of 16 Hawker Hunter jets of a Royal Air Force aerobatic team flying at the Farnborough Airshow in 1959.
A Saunders-Roe hovercraft, with a group of Royal Marines on board, on display Farnborough Airshow in 1959.
A Westland Widgeon helicopter hovers above the Farnborough Airshow crowd in 1959.
Spectators shield their eyes against the sun at Farnborough Airshow in 1959.
A worker cleans a transparent model of the supersonic passenger airliner Concorde at a British Aircraft Corporation exhibit at Farnborough Airshow in 1966.
Smoke rises after a French Navy long-range maritime patrol Breguet 1150 Atlantic aircraft crashed into buildings at the Farnborough Airshow in 1968. Five crewmen were killed.
Members of the RAF's Macaws, the College of Air Warfare's Jet Provost T-4 aerobatic display team, at Farnborough Airshow in 1972.
Pilots Maj James V Sullivan and Maj Noel F Widdifield of the US Air Force meet the press at the Farnborough Air Show in 1974, after setting an air speed record by flying the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird from New York to London in less than two hours.
The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird in 1974.
A prototype Concorde takes off from Farnborough Airshow in 1974.
The Westland Wisp, a radio-controlled, unmanned miniature helicopter designed to take pictures in dangerous and difficult to reach places, on display at Farnborough Airshow in 1976.
A Hawker Sea Harrier and a 'ski jump' launcher on display in at Farnborough Airshow in 1978.
Prince Charles, with his brothers Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, inspect the Tornado multi-role combat aircraft and its payload at Farnborough Airshow in 1978.
A US Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber approaches a KC-135R Stratotanker for refuelling for the flight back home after the stealth aircraft made a 21 hour non-stop round-trip flight to make a fly past at the 1996 Farnborough Airshow.
In 2000, the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, consisting of an Avro Lancaster bomber, a PR XIX Supermarine Spitfire, and a MkIIc Hawker Hurricane, was at the Farnborough Airshow.
The new Airbus A380 double decker airliner comes in to land over a double decker busses in the 2006 Farnborough Airshow.
The tilt-rotor Bell/Boeing V-22 Osprey manoeuvres at the Farnborough Airshow in 2006.
An member of the Italian Air Force crew demonstrates the capabilities of the Typhoon Eurofighter during a flight simulation at Farnborough Airshow in 2010.
Members of the public look inside a JF-17 Thunder jet fighter developed by Pakistan and China at 2010's Farnborough Airshow.
The Blades British civilian flying display team perform at Farnborough Airshow in 2010.
A crew from Wattisham army base in Suffolk with an Apache AH1 Helicopter at Farnborough Airshow in 2010.
A Typhoon Eurofighter touches down at Farnborough Airshow in 2010.
An Airbus A380 comes into land after putting on a performance for the crowds at Farnborough Airshow in 2014.
A visitor sits in a model of a Lockheed Martin F-35 Lighting stealth fighter, which was big news at Farnborough Airshow in 2014.
Military helmets on display at the Farnborough Airshow in 2014.
Visitors take pictures as an Airbus A380 performs for the Farnborough Airshow crowd in 2014.
Evolving technology: high-performance remote-controlled aerial target drones used by the US Air Force on display at Farnborough Airshow in 2014.
British prime minister David Cameron meets aircrew at the Farnborough Airshow in 2016.
Britain's Red Arrows fly in formation around a Spitfire at the Farnborough Airshow in 2018.
British prime minister Theresa May talks with guests as she opens the 2018 Farnborough Airshow. An Airbus A-400 Atlas looms in the background.
