Stock Photo - Sep. 09, 1954 - Britania Flies Off To North Africa On Tropical Trials: The prototype of the world's biggest prop jet airliner, the British Britannia, took off from Filton, Bristol, today to fly to Idris, Tripoletania, Nort Africa, for hot weather trials. The aircraft was making its first flight overseas. It is flying direct to Idris and was expected to complete the 1,600 mile journey in four and a half hours. the hot weather tests extending over twelve days are the first phase of tropical trials which form part of the aircrafts certificate of airworthiness programme. The airliner is being flown by the tedt pilot of the Bristol Aeroplane Company, Mr. A.J. 'Bill' Pegg. photo shows. Chief test pilot 'Bill' Pegg (left) with Air Registration board pilot D.P. Davies (centre) and B.O.A.C. pilot Capt. A.S.N. REndall pictured before they took off from Filton today. (Credit Image: © Keystone Press Agency/Keystone USA via ZUMAPRESS.com)