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Empire of the Clouds: The Golden Era of Britain's Aircraft Awards and Wearables discussion sectionsIn 1945 Britain was the world's leading designer and builder of aircraft a world class achievement that was not mere rhetoric. And what aircraft they were. The sleek Comet, the first jet airliner. The awesome delta winged Vulcan, an intercontinental bomber that could be thrown about the sky like a fighter. The Hawker Hunter, the most beautiful fighter jet ever built and the Lightning, which could zoom ten miles above the clouds in a couple of minutes