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BOAC COMET TAKES OFF

BOAC Comet Takes Off (1953)

BOAC Comet aircraft taking off.

SCHOOL FOR BOAC PILOTS

School For BOAC Pilots (1960-1969)

Various shots of BOAC airline pilots in civvies in a classroom...

Selected Originals - BY

Selected Originals - By "Comet" To Johannesburg. (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story "By...

AIR NEWS - HATFIELD

Air News - Hatfield (1951)

De Haviland 'lend' several Comet planes to B.O.A.C.

AIR SAFETY A STAGE NEARER

Air Safety A Stage Nearer (1959)

Airline representatives attend demonstration of new navigating aid...

Selected Originals - POLAR FLIGHT - ANCHORAGE

Selected Originals - Polar Flight - Anchorage (1969)

Material relating to newsreel story "Polar...

NEW BOAC STEWARDESS UNIFORMS

New BOAC Stewardess Uniforms (1969)

New uniforms for BOAC stewardesses. London.

 

 

FLYING BOAT DOCK

Flying Boat Dock (1948)

A new flying boat dock is established in Southampton, Hampshire.

HYDROSTATIC WEIGHING UNITS

Hydrostatic Weighing Units (1952)

Footage of Hydrostatic aeroplane weighing machine being demonstrated...

PASSENGERS BOARDING BOAC AIRCRAFT

Passengers Boarding BOAC Aircraft (1953)

Passengers boarding BOAC (British Overseas Airways Company)...

BRITANNIA IN GERMANY FOR DEMONSTRATION FLIGHTS

Britannia In Germany For Demonstration Flights (1956)

A demonstration flight of the aircraft...

B. O. A. C. STRATOCRUISER

B. O. A. C. Stratocruiser (1951)

Stratocruiser coming in to land - landing - along runway.

BOAC COMET IN REGULAR SERVICE

BOAC Comet In Regular Service (1952)

Passengers and crew pose before boarding first BOAC Comet plane...

B.O.A.C. COMET - 1st PASSENGER FLIGHT

B.O.A.C. Comet - 1st Passenger Flight (1950)

Opening flight for B.O.A.C in London

SOUND BARRIER

Sound Barrier (1953)

Scientists record sound of aeroplane engines through massive sound barrier wall at...

BRITANNIA MATERIAL

Britannia Material (1959)

BOAC planes from assembly to flight. Good picture quality throughout.

B.O.A.C.

B.O.A.C. "Britannia" (1953)

BOAC Britannia

B.O.A.C.

B.O.A.C. "Britannia" (1953)

BOAC Britannia

COMET 4 AIR TO AIR STOCKSHOTS aka COMET IV

Comet 4 Air To Air Stockshots AKA Comet IV (1961)

Good stockshots of BOAC Comet IV in flight from...

VC 10 TO ACCRA

Vc 10 To Accra (1964)

BOAC VC 10 stationary, shots of crew, passengers disembarking.

PARA TROOPS

Para Troops (1968)

Quick shots of parachutists and planes.

BOAC JUMBO JET

BOAC Jumbo Jet (1972)

Interior and exterior shots of a BOAC jumbo jet.

VC 10 IN AIR

Vc 10 In Air (1966)

Air to air of BOAC Cunard VC 10 in flight.

Selected Originals - BY

Selected Originals - By "Comet" To Johannesburg. (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story "By...

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - LONDON CHURCHILL LEAVES FOR HOLIDAY

People In The News - London Churchill Leaves For Holiday (1953)

Winston Churchill, travelling...

BRITANNIA MAKES HISTORY

Britannia Makes History (1957)

Bristol Britannia aircraft flies non-stop from London to New York.

AIR NEWS - CAPTAIN SCOTT 500TH FLIGHT

Air News - Captain Scott 500th Flight (1955)

Captain Stuart Scott is the first British pilot to have...

HEATHROW - PLANE CRASH aka 121 SURVIVE BOEING 707 FIRE AT LONDON AIRPORT AFTER...

Heathrow - Plane Crash AKA 121 Survive Boeing 707 Fire At London Airport After... (1968)

Officials...

GANDER TO LONDON - BOAC VC10 AUTOMATIC LANDING

Gander To London - BOAC Vc10 Automatic Landing (1968)

Airliner travelling from Newfoundland to...

POLAR FLIGHT - ANCHORAGE - SPECIAL

Polar Flight - Anchorage - Special (1969)

Colour item about first flight from London to Japan,...

HEATHROW AIRPORT aka WINNERS OF 'HELP THE POLICE' COMPETITION OFF TO CANADA

Heathrow Airport AKA Winners Of 'help The Police' Competition Off To Canada (1969)

Winners of...

MISS LONDON AIRPORT

Miss London Airport (1970)

Footage of Miss London Airport competition in progress.

Selected Original - EXTRA !

Selected Original - Extra ! (1969)

Material relating to newsreel story "Extra ! Exp 70" - 69/90.

AIR SCHOOL

Air School (1950)

Trainee air hostesses are put through their paces at the BOAC Air School at Heston.

B.O.A.C. CREW FOR ROYAL FLIGHT TO CANADA

B.O.A.C. Crew For Royal Flight To Canada (1951)

CUs of B.O.A.C. Stratocruiser crew for the Royal...

THAKIN NU IN INDIA

Thakin Nu In India (1951)

Burmese Premier arrives in India for Tri-partite Talks with India and...

HAROLD WILSON VISITS KENYA

Harold Wilson Visits Kenya (1966)

Harold Wilson meets President Jomo Kenyatta on a visit to Kenya

NEWSBRIEFS Beware - other items share this title

Newsbriefs Beware - Other Items Share This Title (1946)

Prince Akihito enters Boys' school,...

Selected Originals - BY

Selected Originals - By "Comet" To Johannesburg (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story "By...

SIR WINSTON FLIES OUT

Sir Winston Flies Out (1953)

Sir Winston Churchill flies to the Big Three talk in Bermuda

RACE TO SALVE BRITANNIA

Race To Salve Britannia (1954)

Britain's giant turbo jet plane crash-lands into river Severn.

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS POLISH BOY REUNITED WITH PARENTS & SERETSE KHAMA RETURNS TO...

People In The News Polish Boy Reunited With Parents & Seretse Khama Returns To... (1956)

Polish...

MISS GHANA COMES TO TOWN

Miss Ghana Comes To Town (1957)

Miss Ghana comes to 12 day visit to Great Britain.

SERETSE KHAMA COMES IN FROM AFRICA

Seretse Khama Comes In From Africa (1950)

The designated leader-to-be of the Bamangwato Tribe comes...

QUEEN MOTHER LEAVES FOR RHODESIA aka LONDON AIRPORT

Queen Mother Leaves For Rhodesia AKA London Airport (1957)

Queen Mother leaves for Rhodesia.

ATLANTIC COMET JOINS BOAC

Atlantic Comet Joins BOAC (1958)

De Havilland hand over a Comet IV jet airliner to the British Overseas...

TRINIDAD HAILS PRINCESS

Trinidad Hails Princess (1955)

Princess Margaret flies to Trinidad to a great welcome.

B.O.A.C. GETS BRITANNIA

B.O.A.C. Gets Britannia (1956)

B.O.A.C. takes delivery of the first of their new fleet of 15 Bristol...

PREMIER OFF TO U.S.A. aka PREMIER OFF TO US

Premier Off To U.S.A. AKA Premier Off To Us (1954)

Sir Winston Churchill and Mr Anthony Eden fly to...

AIRPORT NEWS

Airport News (1960)

First Boeing 707 lands at London airport, and Rolls-Royce cars pick up American...