The prototype at Eastleigh on May 2, looking almost futuristic when compared with the Lancaster BIIIs in the background.

The prototype taxies past proud Cunliffe-Owen employees at Eastleigh prior to the first flight on May 19, 1947.

The second and final Concordia, G- AKBE, seen at the 1947 SBAC Show at Radlett, was 5in longer than the prototype. Work on a further batch of six aircraft was suspended in November 1947 when customers failed to materialise.

The non-standard blister forward of the fin housed a tail parachute for spinning trials.

The prototype Concordia in the Class B markings Y-0222 in May 1947.

The Concordia interior, showing the 10-seat cabin layout.

The wooden Concordia mock-up taking shape at the Eastleigh works in January 1946.