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NEW AIR CHIEF

New Air Chief (1940)

Air Marshal Charles Portal, the new Air Chief of the Royal Air Force is appointed.

SINO-AMERICAN AIR EXERCISE

Sino-American Air Exercise (1963)

Various training exercises of American and Chinese air-forces

POLISH AIRMEN GET THEIR 500TH KILL

Polish Airmen Get Their 500th Kill (1943)

Polish President gives medals to two airmen who claimed...

WAAFS AND BARRAGE BALLOON

Waafs And Barrage Balloon (1941)

Sturdy WAAFs are trained in barrage balloon duty.

SMART, I'LL SAY THEY ARE

Smart, I'll Say They Are (1941)

The Women's Auxiliary branch of the Australian Air Force practise...

PARIS aka AIR RAID TUNNEL IN PARIS

Paris AKA Air Raid Tunnel In Paris (1939)

Footage of workers constructing a new air raid tunnel in...

ALERTS AT MALTA

Alerts At Malta (1942)

Air raid and ruined buildings caused by bombing in Malta.

 

 

JAPS BLITZ BURMA

Japs Blitz Burma (1942)

Good footage of burning buildings in a Burmese town after a Japanese raid.

AIR AFFAIRS

Air Affairs (1944)

A U.S. airship rescues a stranded airman from the sea, and Chinese Air Force puts on...

WINGS OVER AFRICA

Wings Over Africa (1940)

Men of the South African Air Force show off their single engined biplanes.

ATC RECRUITMENT TRAILER

Atc Recruitment Trailer (1950)

trailer encouraging teenage boys to join the ATC.

WOMEN PARACHUTE PACKERS

Women Parachute Packers (1969)

WRAF parachute packers make parachute jumps. Oxfordshire.

"Youngsters Of The Air" "Beware - Other Items Share This Title" (1930)

Cadets at RAF Halton...

"Their Aerodrome Their Class Room!" (1930)

A group of pilots from Cambridge University receive some...

EYES FROM THE SKIES!

Eyes From The Skies! (1940)

New recruits to the photographic section of the Fleet Air Arm receive...

JUNIOR RAF on sleeve as JUNOIR R.A.F.

Junior RAF On Sleeve As Junoir R.A.F. (1941)

Boys sign up for ATC in Manchester + ATC cadets in...

MILAN GETS IT AGAIN

Milan Gets It Again (1943)

RAF Lancasters raid Milan at night.

FOR THOSE IN PERIL

For Those In Peril (1943)

Air Sea Rescue teams at work.

LEST WE FORGET

Lest We Forget (1944)

Men and women of the R.A.F. hold service to remember those who died in Battle of...

NEW ZEALAND FIGHTER SQUADRON IN ENGLAND

New Zealand Fighter Squadron In England (1941)

An item showing men from the New Zealand Air Force at...

A.R.P. ACTIVITIES CONTINUE

A.R.P. Activities Continue (1938)

Air raid precautions continue with shelters being built and gas mask...

CANADA - BOMBER CREWS GET WINGS

Canada - Bomber Crews Get Wings (1942)

Newly graduated Canadian airmen get their 'Wings' at a...

CHRISTMAS IN FINLAND

Christmas In Finland (1940)

Finland at war with Russia - An attack on Russian troops and Christmas...

WHERE THE RAF HAVE STRUCK

Where The RAF Have Struck (1940)

Good shots of pins being pushed into a map in the Air Ministry to show...

AIR RAID VICTIM

Air Raid Victim (1940)

An elderly victim of the blitz tells what befell her when her home was bombed.

WITH THE AIR FORCE

With The Air Force (1940)

Great story about the return of bomber crews from bombing targets in Berlin.

BRITISH AND POLISH AIR CHIEFS MEET

British And Polish Air Chiefs Meet (1940)

Various British and Polish air force chiefs meet and talk...

AIR CADETS issue title is THAT'S THE SPIRIT

Air Cadets Issue Title Is That's The Spirit (1940)

Cadets in South Africa learn how to be air...

BOMB MODEL issue title is THIS ENGLAND

Bomb Model Issue Title Is This England (1943)

Westminster ARP wardens use scale models of buildings...

BERLIN RAIDERS

Berlin Raiders (1943)

Royal Air Force keeps night air attacks on Berlin.

RAF RECRUITMENT

RAF Recruitment (1946)

Trailer encouraging men to join or rejoin the RAF under new scheme.

SEARCH FOR MISSING USAAF BOMBER

Search For Missing Usaaf Bomber (1960)

Footage of the search for missing bomber.

UNITED STATES AIR SEA RESCUE

United States Air Sea Rescue (1956)

Air Sea Rescue with the USAAF.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 135

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 135 (1940)

Wind resistance on model cars, a car driven backwards and an...

BARGE BALLOON BARRAGE

Barge Balloon Barrage (1940)

Air Vice Marshal Boyle inspects boats and barges from which are flying...

BOMBER CRASH

Bomber Crash (1952)

RAF men inspect the damage after a bomber crashed into a Wiltshire housing estate.

BRITAIN LOOKS UP

Britain Looks Up (1948)

RAF air display at Odiham, Lord Tedder pays tribute to the Battle of Britain...

TEENY WEENY AIRWAYS

Teeny Weeny Airways (1963)

Item showing various helicopter and aeroplane stunts at the annual Army Air...

JET EJECTOR SEAT MACHINE

Jet Ejector Seat Machine (1951)

Ejector charge is fired, and seated pilot 'ejected' up ramp.

NIGHT FIGHTERS DOWN RED MIGS IN KOREA

Night Fighters Down Red Migs In Korea (1953)

MIG exploding at night in Korea.

U.S. AIR FORCE PLANES CRASH NEAR BERMUDA

U.S. Air Force Planes Crash Near Bermuda (1964)

American Air Force planes crash in mid air near...

US JETS FOR THAILAND

Us Jets For Thailand (1961)

20 US Sabre jets are handed over to Thailand's Air Force.

TITAN ICBM FIRED FROM A DEPTH OF 146 FEET

Titan Icbm Fired From A Depth Of 146 Feet (1961)

Titan ICBM is fired by the USA from a depth of 146...

MANCHESTER BLITZED

Manchester Blitzed (1941)

Night bombing destroys shops, houses and damages the cathedral.

NAZIS DAY RAID ON LONDON

Nazis Day Raid On London (1943)

Nazis bomb London at daytime.

ESSEN BLITZED

Essen Blitzed (1943)

Night air raid of Essen, Germany.

SOUTH AFRICA COAST DEFENCES

South Africa Coast Defences (1943)

South African coastal defence manoeuvres.

SERVICE CHIEFS IN JERUSALEM

Service Chiefs In Jerusalem (1943)

Britain's Service Chiefs touring around Jerusalem.

MORE AERODROMES FOR THE RAF

More Aerodromes For The RAF (1941)

More airfields being constructed for RAF bases.

TRACK TARGET FOR AIR GUNNERS

Track Target For Air Gunners (1941)

Model German aeroplane used by air gunners for target practice.