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SIR HUMPHREY GIBBS ARRIVES BACK

Sir Humphrey Gibbs Arrives Back (1969)

The former Queen's representative in Rhodesia Sir Humphrey...

DE HAVILLAND COMET

De Havilland Comet (1950)

De Havilland Comet arrives in Rome after record breaking two hour flight.

DE-HAVILLAND 'COMET' DH.106 'PLANE

De-Havilland 'comet' Dh.106 'plane (1949)

De Havilland (comet DH 106) 'plane taxiing along tarmac,...

DE-HAVILLAND 'COMET' DH.106 'PLANE

De-Havilland 'comet' Dh.106 'plane (1949)

Cunningham amid group of mechanics and De Havilland (comet...

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

LORD HOME ARRIVES FOR DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE

Lord Home Arrives For Disarmament Conference (1962)

Lord Home arrives to Geneva for disarmament...

 

 

MACMILLAN LEAVES FOR USSR

Macmillan Leaves For Ussr (1959)

Prime Minister Harold Macmillan leaves London on a trip to the Soviet...

BUILDING COMETS FOR FRANCE

Building Comets For France (1953)

British engineers build Comet airliners for use by Air France.

ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY ARRIVES IN ROME

Archbishop Of Canterbury Arrives In Rome (1960)

Archbishop of Canterbury arrives to Rome, Italy.

A NEW COMET

A New Comet (1957)

A new comet is observed from the Shternberg Astronomic Institute in Russia.

COMET FLIGHT TO SOUTH AMERICA

Comet Flight To South America (1960)

The Comet IV aeroplane flies from London Airport to South...

BILL HAYLEY IN CONCERT

Bill Hayley In Concert (1960-1969)

Fans broke security and jump on stage during concert of Bill Hayley and...

LIVE FISH BY AIR

Live Fish By Air (1964)

Fish flown from Hong Kong to Barrow-in-Furness to clean intake grid at power...

AVIATION AREA OF HATFIELD

Aviation Area Of Hatfield (1970)

Various shots of the area around the Hawker Siddeley aircraft works in...

FIRST FLIGHT OF DE HAVILLAND TRIDENT AIRLINER

First Flight Of De Havilland Trident Airliner (1962)

Trident airliner goes on its first test...

BRITONS IN MOSCOW

Britons In Moscow (1956)

British Fashion Show in Moscow, Comet presented to Soviet experts, Bulganin's...

QUEEN MOTHER ARRIVES IN ROME EN ROUTE TO RHODESIA

Queen Mother Arrives In Rome En Route To Rhodesia (1953)

Queen Mother & Princess Margaret arrive...

Selected Originals - BY

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

Material relating to newsreel story "By...

BRITAIN'S AIR PARADE

Britain's Air Parade (1954)

Britain puts her latest aircraft on show in a great flying display over...

COMET INQUIRY

Comet Inquiry (1954)

Pictures show that extensive tests were carried out to solve mystery of crashed...

THE COMET REBORN

The Comet Reborn (1958)

The Comet IV Jet airliner is taken for a test flight by 'Cat's Eyes' Cunningham.

JET RIVALS

Jet Rivals (1958)

Good story about Jet airliners - the Boeing 707 and the De Havilland Comet IV.

COMET III IN HAWAII

Comet Iii In Hawaii (1955)

An old fashion Hawaiian welcome to the crew of the world's most modern air...

COMET FLIES TO MOSCOW aka COMET ARRIVES

Comet Flies To Moscow AKA Comet Arrives (1956)

The Comet lands at Moscow airport carrying aviation...

CONSTRUCTION OF THE NAIROBI AIRPORT

Construction Of The Nairobi Airport (1958)

New Nairobi airport constructed and opened.

RAF COMET II AIRCRAFT FLIES TO MOSCOW

RAF Comet II Aircraft Flies To Moscow (1956)

Various shots of the RAF Comet II on the tarmac at...

SEARCH FOR CRASHED COMET

Search For Crashed Comet (1954)

Frigate H.M.S. "Wrangler", Port Azzurro, tug-boat Favilla, wreckage of...

COMET FLIGHT SOUTH AMERICA

Comet Flight South America (1960)

Item showing BOAC's Comet aeroplane on flight to Brazil. South...

B.O.A.C.'S COMET FLIGHT TO SOUTH AMERICA

B.O.A.C.'s Comet Flight To South America (1960)

B.O.A.C.'S COMET FLIGHT TO SOUTH AMERICA

THE VNUKOVO AIRFIELD

The Vnukovo Airfield (1960)

Ilyushin 18, KLM Lockheed 188, Caravelle aircraft, Sabena Boeing 707.

BILL HALEY MAKES HIS COMEBACK

Bill Haley Makes His Comeback (1968)

Rock and Roller Bill Haley performs in Munich.

SEARCH FOR CRASHED COMET

Search For Crashed Comet (1954)

Frigate 'Wrangler' and fishing boats at sea searching for the comet.

DR. VERWOERD ARRIVES HOME & ANTI-APARTHEID DEMONSTRATIONS

Dr. Verwoerd Arrives Home & Anti-Apartheid Demonstrations (1961)

Anti-apartheid protest before...

Selected Originals - BY

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

Material relating to newsreel story "By...

KING FEISAL OPENS GIANT NEW PIPE LINE - Longer Version

King Feisal Opens Giant New Pipe Line - Longer Version (1952)

Longer version - King Feisal opens...

10 YEARS OF JETS

10 Years Of Jets (1951)

Sir Frank Whittle is honoured at dinner to celebrate 10 years of the jet plane....

FOCUS ON AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION

Focus On Aircraft Production (1958)

Pathe turns its eye on wasted Government spending on new aircraft...

RED DEVILS FOR CYPRUS

Red Devils For Cyprus (1958)

British troops set off from airports to serve in Cyprus - We are shown new...

PREMIER'S DRAMATIC PEACE BID

Premier's Dramatic Peace Bid (1958)

Good coverage of Macmillan's attempts to find peace in Cyprus.

ATLANTIC COMET JOINS BOAC

Atlantic Comet Joins BOAC (1958)

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

INDIA ACCLAIMS PRINCE PHILIP

India Acclaims Prince Philip (1959)

Prince Philip receives rapturous welcome on arrival in Delhi,...

FARNBOROUGH AIR DISPLAY

Farnborough Air Display (1959)

Latest in aircraft from British aeronautical industry on display at...

COMET HOME

Comet Home (1956)

Group Captain Cunningham brings Comet III home to London in triumph.

TO RUSSIA BY COMET

To Russia By Comet (1960)

Comet aeroplane inaugurates new flight from London to Moscow, Russia.

LONDON - BILL HALEY RETURNS TO ENGLAND

London - Bill Haley Returns To England (1968)

Bill Haley and the Comets at the Revolution Club,...

Selected Originals - GIBRALTAR - WILSON AND SMITH TALKS

Selected Originals - Gibraltar - Wilson And Smith Talks (1968)

Material relating to newsreel...

MODEL ENGINEERING

Model Engineering (1954)

Boys and men look at model engines and planes at the Model Engineering...

PRINCESS ALEXANDRA IN INDIA

Princess Alexandra In India (1959)

Princess Alexandra visiting the Taj Mahal in India

MACMILLAN IN ROME

Macmillan In Rome (1960)

PM Harold Macmillan arrives on trip to Italy. He is greeted by Italian Premier...