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| 1930 |
| | | The airship R101, designed by a UK Air Ministry team, explodes on its maiden vogage, killing all but four of those on board | |
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| 1932 |
| | | US aviator Amelia Earhart lands in Ireland 15 hours after leaving Newfoundland, to become the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic | |
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| 1933 |
| | | Draughtsman Harry Beck, inspired by electrical circuits, produces a classic map of London's underground | |
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| 1935 |
| | | US industrialist Howard Hughes sets a new speed record of 352 mph, flying a plane designed by himself | |
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| 1937 |
| | | The German airship Hindenburg bursts into flames over New Jersey, bringing to an end the era of rigid airships | |
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| 1937 |
| | | Amelia Earhart and her navigator vanish somewhere over the Pacific four weeks into their attempt to fly round the world | |
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| 1939 |
| | | British racing driver Malcolm Campbell sets a new water speed record of 141 mph | |
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| 1948 |
| | | The Morris Minor is launched, designed by Alec Issigonis, and becomes one of Britain's best-selling cars | |
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| 1948 |
| | | Prime minister Ben Chifley sees Australia's first mass-produced car, the Holden, roll off the production line | |
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| 1949 |
| | | The world's first commercial jet airliner, the Comet, designed by de Havilland, goes into service with BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation) | |
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