FROM THE DAILY MAIL ARCHIVE

JUNE 8, 1959

BRITAIN’S Flying Saucer — aka, the hoverplane — flew yesterday. Three times the Saucer, a flattened doughnut of aluminium, rose a foot above the ground and hovered for half an hour. The flight was a triumph for those who see the machine as the cross-Channel ferry of the future.

JUNE 8, 1965

Harry COOPER was the L-driver involved in a crash with the Queen and Prince Philip on Saturday in Forest Green, Berkshire. He said: ‘The first thing I remembered when I woke up was what the sergeant said. “Well, Harry,” he says, “you’ve chosen a proper pair to go and clout, haven’t you?” ’