Rene Couzinet Standing Next to His Aircraft

22 Sep 1955, Brighton, England, United Kingdom — Standing next to this 25-foot wide French flying saucer aircraft is its designer, Rene Couzinet, who claims it is capable of attaining speeds above 1,000 miles per hour. The big attraction at the Brighton International Fair, in its first public display, the saucer has not been shown in France yet. — Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS