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TROOPS BOARD AIRCRAFT

Troops Board Aircraft (1944)

Footage of British troops going on board transport aircraft.

MODEL AEROPLANE

Model Aeroplane (1950)

Item showing a radio controlled model aeroplane. London.

FIRST GLIDER TRAIN CROSSES ATLANTIC

First Glider Train Crosses Atlantic (1943)

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

GREETINGS FROM ITALY

Greetings From Italy (1943)

A short film showing how the Christmas cards find their way home from Italy.

GLIDER AND AIRCRAFT

Glider And Aircraft (1944)

Footage of aircraft and gliders in-flight.

DAKOTA AIR CRASH NEAR OLDHAM

Dakota Air Crash Near Oldham (1940-1949)

Bits of wing from crash on mountainside of Dakota.

BAHAMAS WEST INDIES

Bahamas West Indies (1948)

Coast guard planes rescue 23 passengers after plane crash at Bahamas.

 

 

INVASION: AERIAL SHOTS - PARATROOPS

Invasion: Aerial Shots - Paratroops (1944)

Material showing Dakota planes and paratroops descending.

AIR TO AIR PARATROOP SHOTS

Air To Air Paratroop Shots (1944)

Footage of demonstration by paratroopers of the 9th Airforce.

GLIDERS

Gliders (1944)

Dakota tows USAF glider.

AIRDROP

Airdrop (1947)

Footage of Dakota aircraft dropping supplies for soldiers.

DAKOTA CRASH IN SWISS ALPS

Dakota Crash In Swiss Alps (1946)

Dakota crash rescue mission in the Swiss Alps. Switzerland. Cuts...

DAKOTA CRASH IN SWISS ALPS

Dakota Crash In Swiss Alps (1946)

Dakota crash rescue mission in the Swiss Alps. Switzerland. Cuts...

DAKOTA CRASH IN SWISS ALPS

Dakota Crash In Swiss Alps (1946)

Dakota crash rescue mission in the Swiss Alps. Switzerland. Cuts...

BERLIN AIRLIFT

Berlin Airlift (1948)

Sacks of flour for Berlin unloaded from Dakotas onto trucks by soldiers.

BERLIN AIRCRAFT

Berlin Aircraft (1948)

Coal airlifted in Berlin during the blockade.

ITALIAN RED CROSS  GODMOTHERS.

Italian Red Cross Godmothers. (1948)

Italian boy crippled at Cassino returns to Italy after receiving...

PARATROOPS EN MASSE

Paratroops En Masse (1944)

Hundreds of allied paratroops jump out of aeroplanes in large scale military...

GURKHAS ACTIVE IN MALAYA

Gurkhas Active In Malaya (1949)

Gurkha troops fight against Communist insurgents in the jungles of...

KOREAN FRONT PARA. EXERCISE

Korean Front Para. Exercise (1951)

American troops perform a parachuting exercise in Korea as a show...

 BAHAMAS AIR RESCUE

Bahamas Air Rescue (1948)

Coast guard planes rescue 23 passengers after plane crash at Bahamas.

SIR WALTER MONCKTON

Sir Walter Monckton

Shots of Sir Walter Monckton and Russian Minister Litvinov.

US PARA'S ASSEMBLE FOR D-DAY

Us Para's Assemble For D-Day (1944)

Us troops at airbase preparing for D-day.

BERLIN AIR LIFT

Berlin Air Lift (1948)

General Robertson at Berlin airport

BEVIN IN BERLIN REEL 2

Bevin In Berlin Reel 2 (1949)

Bevin talking to officers at airfield, Berlin.

AIR SUPPLIES IN INDO-CHINA

Air Supplies In Indo-China (1951)

Aerial view of the post of Tan-Uyen, heavy cases being slung from...

 INVASION SCENES

Invasion Scenes (1944)

British paratroops in action, possibly in Greece.

 CANADIAN PARAS ARCTIC TRAINING

Canadian Paras Arctic Training (1949)

Canadian paratroopers in training at Manitoba - American...

SCOTS VILLAGERS HELP USA PLANES

Scots Villagers Help USA Planes (1954)

American Sabre jets assisted by Spikiness community

STAND-BY TROOPS IN KENYA

Stand-By Troops In Kenya (1964)

Troops arrive at Nairobi airport and stand by for action.

 CRASHED AIRCRAFT AT ORLY AIRPORT

Crashed Aircraft At Orly Airport (1948)

Dakota plane crashes into power station near Orly Airport,...

THE DEVASTATION OF DROUGHT

The Devastation Of Drought (1934)

A short item showing the drought devastation in South Dakota.

MONSTERS

Monsters (1937)

A Dinosaur Park with life size models under construction in Rapid City. America (USA).

AMERICAN PRIVATE CITIZEN NO 1 ARRIVES

American Private Citizen No 1 Arrives (1941)

American Republican Wendell Wilkie visits UK and meets...

SICILY: ZERO HOUR

Sicily: Zero Hour (1943)

Last preparations for the invasion of Sicily.

GLIDER THRILLS

Glider Thrills (1943)

Troops glider training at training ground in North Carolina.

GLIDERS FOR INVASION

Gliders For Invasion (1943)

Military gliders practice in America.

SUPERFORTS BOMB TOKYO

Superforts Bomb Tokyo (1945)

American Flying Fortresses bomb Tokyo.

PARATROOPS OVER TUNISIA

Paratroops Over Tunisia (1942)

British paratroops take off from Algiers and land in Tunisia.

TROOP CARRIER COMMAND

Troop Carrier Command (1942)

US Troop Carrier Command seen in action, loading supplies and equipment...

THE FORGOTTEN ARMY

The Forgotten Army (1944)

A look at the work of the Chindits and Chinese army in Burma.

RETURN TO GREECE

Return To Greece (1944)

The allies take key points of Greece and are welcomed by the locals.

SPOTLIGHT ON YUGOSLAVIA

Spotlight On Yugoslavia (1944)

Allied troops help the people of Yugoslavia by dropping supplies and...

NEWS FROM THE AIR

News From The Air (1949)

Stafford Cripps arrives back in London - A Dakota airliner crashes on the moors...

NEW GUINEA GREETS THE GOVERNOR

New Guinea Greets The Governor (1949)

The Governor General of Australia pays a call to the Highlands...

ONE MINUTE NEWS - SOUTH DAKOTA

One Minute News - South Dakota (1948)

New US Army tank named General Patton tested in America.

BRITAIN STEPS UP AIRLIFT

Britain Steps Up Airlift (1948)

Britain increases air supply of Berlin.

JUNGLE RAID IN MALAYA

Jungle Raid In Malaya (1952)

Dramatic scenes of patrol in the Malayan jungle by British troops.

REBEL DRIVE HALTED

Rebel Drive Halted (1954)

French army prepares to hit back at Viet Minh troops.

AIR HOSTESS

Air Hostess (1939)

A look at the work of KLM air hostesses in Amsterdam. Holland.