On 20 June 1957, ITN filmed military exercises in Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, and captured remarkable footage of a Comet tank flying through the air after racing over a ramp at speed. The Comet tank first saw use in combat during the Second World War, during the Allied invasion of Germany
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