TSR-2: The Untold Story (Part 5)

The Untold Story features the controversial aircraft that was a technological triumph for Britain, a world beating tactical, strike and reconnaissance aircraft years ahead of its time. Had it ever seen service it would have been the most powerful weapon in the NATO arsenal. And yet it was scrapped. Why? TSR2 - The Untold Story reveals the international intrigue and high stake politics behind the cancellation - and reveals how a £200,000,000 aircraft project was reduced to just £50,000 worth of scrap metal. When the project was scrapped - all film records of the aircraft were ordered destroyed. However, much was hidden away in secret. The makers of this unique film were given exclusive access to that hidden original film archive material. Much of this is in pristine condition and includes stunning air to air sequences of the TSR2 in flight, take offs and the first flight. Also featured are exclusive interviews with leading politicians of the time, senior RAF officers who were closely involved with the TSR2 programme and the chief test pilot.

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• tsr
• tsr2
• tsr-2
• bac
• electric
• english
• british
• clasic
• jets

[OldSetonian]

Healey was useless as Defence Minister and Wilson was an arch opportunist. This aircraft should have been allowed to survive; it would have been in a class of its own and the UK aviation industry still be at the cutting edge.

[TSR1989FF]

@RogueBrit Very true indeed.

[Oldbmwr100rs]

@raftsr2 It wasn't the US, it was from withing Your own government. There were aircraft like the Northrop flying wing bomber that got the same treatment,in some ways worse in that the very people who built them were also told to go out into the fields and cut them up.

[raftsr2]

Why did they destroy everything?!

And also why the hell did the americans force us to cut the project!

[raftsr2]

I concur

[haveagoodweek]

I always thought Roy Jenkins was a twat. Now i have proof.

[Basicallybenign]

The P1154 was the supersonic version of the Harrier.

[Basicallybenign]

@mrjkt123 I heard from a little bird that Wilson guessed that MI5 were on to him. He became paranoid about it and scared shitless in case of exposure. It was probably the stress of all this that brought on the Altzheimers he developed that caused him to resign as prime minister and retire so suddenly in 1976.

[avpisback]

Awful to watch this. Looks like a swan and as graceful.

[jamestheengine]

How appropriate seeing the ritual burning of this great aircraft...the last rites

of the British Avaition Industry