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CAMBODIAN PADDLE CHAMPS

Cambodian Paddle Champs (1945)

Annual boat racing day in Cambodia.

OFF TO THE FRONT BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCES LEAVE FOR FRONT

Off To The Front British Expeditionary Forces Leave For Front (1914)

British Expeditionary...

FIRST GLIDER TRAIN CROSSES ATLANTIC

First Glider Train Crosses Atlantic (1943)

First glider flies from Canada to England towed by Dakota...

PARATROOPS PREPARE FOR THE DAY

Paratroops Prepare For The Day (1943)

British and Polish paratroopers practice invasion tactics.

OLD IRON FROM GERMANY & CONTRABAND CONTROL

Old Iron From Germany & Contraband Control (1940)

An old German warship is salvaged for scrap and...

US DESTROYERS ARRIVE IN BRITAIN

Us Destroyers Arrive In Britain (1940)

American destroyers given for use by Royal Navy arrive in...

OUR NAVY

Our Navy (1940)

Launch of a new battle cruiser to join the Royal Navy.

 

 

BRITISH AIRWAYS - SUNDERLAND FLYING BOAT

British Airways - Sunderland Flying Boat

Sunderland flying boat lands and passengers leave.

6 WHEEL MOTORS

6 Wheel Motors (1920-1929)

British soldiers drive 6 wheel motor trucks about field and along rural roads.

ROYALTY STORY

Royalty Story (1910-1920)

Shot of Queen Alexandra getting into car.

FUN FARE OUT THERE

Fun Fare Out There (1943)

British troops having fun between the battles in Tunisia.

WINNIE IN ACTION

Winnie In Action (1941)

Big gun in operation at Dover, shelling German vessels and coast of France.

MORE TANKS FOR RUSSIA

More Tanks For Russia (1942)

British-built tanks are given a final test before being shipped to Russia.

REPATRIATED ITALIANS

Repatriated Italians (1942)

Italian citizens are taken back to Italy from Abyssinia, via South Africa.

BRITISH TANKS ON THE WARPATH

British Tanks On The Warpath (1940)

British tank crews training in France.

BRITAIN'S FIRST GRAND PRIX aka BRITAINS FIRST GRAND PRIX

Britain's First Grand Prix AKA Britains First Grand Prix (1926)

Motor car racing at Brooklands,...

THE FLEET AT ALEXANDRIA

The Fleet At Alexandria (1940)

The Royal Navy pull in before setting back out into the Mediterranean.

BRITISH TROOPS LEAVE PEKING

British Troops Leave Peking (1940)

British soldiers leave their posting in China to take up roles...

ADDING TO THE BAG

Adding To The Bag (1940)

German pilots whose planes have been shot down are captured and given...

UNDERWATER BLAST

Underwater Blast (1958)

Explosives are used to clear a dangerous underwater mountain in British...

BRITISH GLIDERS AND PLANES LANDING

British Gliders And Planes Landing (1943)

Footage of Airspeed Horsa gliders landing and taking-off

ENGLISH SCHOOLCHILDREN ON TRIP TO HOLLAND

English Schoolchildren On Trip To Holland (1947)

English school children from Ealing and Penzance...

VICKERS VISCOUNT FOR AMERICA

Vickers Viscount For America (1954)

Launch of new British Airways Viscount aircraft

FREIGHT LINER DEPOT

Freight Liner Depot (1968)

Activity at British Railways freight liner depot.

British Navy Ships

British Navy Ships (1914-1918)

Footage of Royal Navy warships at sea.

British Warship H.M.S. Repulse

British Warship HMS Repulse (1920-1929)

Footage of the warship HMS Repulse.

ADMIRAL BRAND

Admiral Brand (1927)

Admiral Brand on board ship.

Returning Troops Disembark from Ship

Returning Troops Disembark From Ship (1927)

British troops arrive back in Britain after having...

HOSPITAL SHIP

Hospital Ship (1910-1929)

Soldiers transport wounded man on stretcher plus injured on deck of hospital ship.

 THE BRITISH FLEET AT SEA

The British Fleet At Sea (1920-1929)

Royal Navy fleet at sea + shots sailors loading and firing ship's...

SEAPLANE ON BOARD HIBERNIA

Seaplane On Board Hibernia (1910-1919)

Early seaplanes on deck of warship HMS Hibernia.

KING VISITS CITY - GEORGE V AND QUEEN MARY IN OPEN CARRIAGE

King Visits City - George V And Queen Mary In Open Carriage (1910-1919)

The King and Queen travel the...

MARSHALLING YARDS UNDER CONSTRUCTION - CARLISLE

Marshalling Yards Under Construction - Carlisle (1961)

Workers building a new marshalling yard in...

STUDENTS' RAILWAY

Students' Railway (1962)

Leeds University Railway Society have British Rail's permission to work on the...

TRIPOLI TODAY - SPECIAL

Tripoli Today - Special (1943)

Special report from Tripoli, Libya.

THE ROAD TO ROME

The Road To Rome (1943)

British and American troops advancing towards Rome.

SEA RAIDER CAPTIVES LANDED

Sea Raider Captives Landed (1941)

POWs from German sea raider are escorted into British port under...

ADVANCE ON KEREN

Advance On Keren (1941)

British and Indian troops advance under shell fire towards Keren, Eritrea.

BRITISH TROOPS BACK FROM GREECE

British Troops Back From Greece (1941)

British troops arrive in Mediterranean Port having been...

NEW CRAFT FOR FREE FRENCH NAVY

New Craft For Free French Navy (1941)

Vice Admiral Muselier commissions Free French motor launches for...

MORE ENEMY SUPPLY SHIPS

More Enemy Supply Ships (1941)

German sailors are captured by naval destroyer after scuttling their...

DESTROYERS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN

Destroyers In The Mediterranean (1941)

The British navy carry out manoeuvres with a flotilla of...

KEEP THE EMPIRE BRITISH

Keep The Empire British (1929)

45 families leave Southampton on the "Caronia" to start a new life in...

PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA

Prime Minister Of Australia (1924)

S.M. Bruce, Prime Minister of Australia, visits the British Empire...

A RACE AGAINST TIME

A Race Against Time (1942)

Amateur footage shows the crew of a Pan American plane being rescued by a...

MORE RECRUITS FOR FIGHTING FRENCH

More Recruits For Fighting French (1942)

French Colonial troops who left the Vichy control arrive in...

EVACUEES RETURN TO GIBRALTAR

Evacuees Return To Gibraltar (1944)

Emotional scenes as evacuees return to Gibraltar after four years...

NAVAL HEROES HOME

Naval Heroes Home (1940)

Sailors from British ships sunk off Norway return to port.

ALL WORK AND NO PLAY

All Work And No Play (1940)

Good shots of men of the Royal Navy enjoying a break on the decks of their...

AMERICAN DESTROYERS FOR BRITAIN

American Destroyers For Britain (1940)

Britain leases old forts in Panama to America in return for...