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MOSQUITOES WITH MANY STINGS

Mosquitoes With Many Stings (1943)

Production of one of the world's remarkable fighter bomber -...

LANDSLIDE IN RIO DE JANEIRO aka BRAZIL FLOOD

Landslide In Rio De Janeiro AKA Brazil Flood (1938)

Scenes of the destruction left after severe...

FIRST GROUSE OF THE SEASON

First Grouse Of The Season (1922)

Aeroplane lands with small cargo of grouse, London.

AEROPLANES FOR EVERYBODY SOON

Aeroplanes For Everybody Soon (1925)

The De Havilland "Moth", a 2-seater aeroplane, has a successful...

NUDISTS GET A ROCKET

Nudists Get A Rocket (1963)

French launch a four stage space rocket from the nudists paradise island.

DECEMBER GOES OUT aka BRITAIN'S FLYING WING

December Goes Out AKA Britain's Flying Wing (1947)

New design of plane is demonstrated in Britain -...

DE HAVILLAND COMET

De Havilland Comet (1949)

Test flight of the De Havilland 'Comet' Jet airliner (DH 106).

 

 

DE HAVILLAND COMET

De Havilland Comet (1950)

Record breaking De Havilland Comet at Hatfield Aerodrome.

ARMY RECRUITING SELECTION CENTRES

Army Recruiting Selection Centres (1957)

New psychological and medical tests used to assess army...

MIDGET AND MAMMOTH

Midget And Mammoth (1934)

We see a tiny plane being flown and a massive plane being built.

 FIRE DRAMA IN SALON DE PROVENCE

Fire Drama In Salon De Provence (1962)

A large forest fire causes problems in the Salon De Provence...

NEW FRENCH ARTERIAL ROAD

New French Arterial Road (1938)

Men work on the construction of a new road between Paris and Brittany.

OFFICERS RIDING IN ROME'S ROTTEN ROW

Officers Riding In Rome's Rotten Row (1938)

Horse riders from the famous Tor de Quinto school show...

A QUEER CRAFT

A Queer Craft (1927)

A strange craft, half boat, half seaplane on show in the water at Dover.

COMET'S HALF-DAY RETURN TO LIBYA

Comet's Half-Day Return To Libya (1949)

The De Havilland Comet jet liner takes a test flight to...

HUSH- HUSH PLANE FLIES OK

Hush- Hush Plane Flies Ok (1949)

Test flight of De Havilland Comet jet airliner.

THE ROLL CALL

The Roll Call (1932)

Automated system whereby a perforated sheet is used to play a tune on a group of...

DOCTORS SAVE DUTCH TWINS

Doctors Save Dutch Twins (1954)

The Siamese twins separated recently in Holland are free to return...

THE ROCKET RACE

The Rocket Race (1957)

New British guided missiles are tested.

ARGENTINE RECORD FLOODS

Argentine Record Floods (1958)

Hugh floods cause devastation in Argentina - 100,000 people are made...

SEA - BED COAL

Sea - Bed Coal (1952-1955)

From a specially built tower men drill the bed of the Firth of Forth to test the...

ARNHEM OPEN AIR MUSEUM

Arnhem Open Air Museum (1950-1959)

Good item showing open air museum in Arnhem, Holland (The Netherlands).

THE CHANNEL TUNNEL

The Channel Tunnel (1957)

Bleriot plane taking off and in flight over Channel, and people waving...

 FLOODS IN SOUTH EAST FRENCH ALPS

Floods In South East French Alps (1957)

Flooded area around St Jean de Maurienne in the South East...

 DE HAVILLAND FIRESTREAK GUIDED MISSILE

De Havilland Firestreak Guided Missile (1957)

Demonstration of the new infra-red guided missile -...

ASSEMBLING THE COMET IV

Assembling The Comet IV (1958)

Finished Comet IV comes out of hangar onto runway.

 DE HAVILLAND 125 MAKES DEBUT

De Havilland 125 Makes Debut (1962)

Test flight of De Havilland 125 aeroplane at Hatfield Aerodrome....

PARIS FROM EIFFEL TOWER

Paris From Eiffel Tower (1960)

Views from Eiffel Tower of Paris below, including the Seine and the Arc...

RADAR TALK

Radar Talk (1946)

Lieutenant Colonel J. H. De Witt talking about contacting the moon.

FLU EPIDEMIC HITS LONDON

Flu Epidemic Hits London (1970)

Large queues at chemist as Flu epidemic spreads.

THE COMET REBORN

The Comet Reborn (1958)

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

HAROLD WILSON IN PARIS TO DISCUSS CONCORD WITH DE GAULLE

Harold Wilson In Paris To Discuss Concord With De Gaulle (1965)

English and French...

BIRDS OF PREY

Birds Of Prey (1965)

Falconer Robert Allen trains birds of prey at the Colwyn Bay Mountain Zoo.

OXFORD IN PORTUGAL

Oxford In Portugal (1941)

Premier Dr Salazar gets honorary Oxford University degree at Coimbra...

BRAZIL LAUNCHES DESTROYER

Brazil Launches Destroyer (1941)

New destroyer M3 is launched in Rio, Brazil. President Vargas...

THE LUCKY ONES

The Lucky Ones (1927)

Scenes showing the survivors from the 'Princess Mafalda' in Rio.

THREE MILES A MINUTE

Three Miles A Minute (1921)

The winner of the Deutsch de la Meurthe Cup is shown in his aeroplane, the...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FOR GREAT GALE IN THE CHANNEL IN G 1256

Out Takes / Cuts For Great Gale In The Channel In G 1256 (1926)

Out takes (rushes, cuts) for...

TO TRAIN AMATEUR AIRMEN

To Train Amateur Airmen (1926)

Sir Charles Wakefield presents de Havilland Moth aeroplane to...

FRANCE OPENS UP ATOMIC PILE

France Opens Up Atomic Pile (1949)

President Auriol opens a new atomic research centre for France.

FLYING DOWN TO RIO

Flying Down To Rio (1932)

Preview of item Flying Down to Rio.

FLYING DOWN TO RIO

Flying Down To Rio (1932)

Footage of the first stage of airship flight to Rio De Janeiro.

VETERAN CAR CLUB RALLY aka OLD CROCKS RALLY

Veteran Car Club Rally AKA Old Crocks Rally (1952)

Old fashioned cars drive around the seaside...

NAVY NEWS - HMS ALBION DH110 AIRCRAFT

Navy News - HMS Albion Dh110 Aircraft (1954)

Aircraft carrier HMS Albion has new equipment which...

OUTLINE

Outline (1942)

This item shows outlines from women to ships and stars.

BLUE STREAK JOINS SPACE TEAM

Blue Streak Joins Space Team (1963)

Blue Streak rocket is packed for the journey to Australia where it...

SHACKLETONS SEARCH FOR EDITH BAUMANN

Shackletons Search For Edith Baumann (1968)

Shackleton aeroplanes help search for lost sailors...

FRENCH MOTOR SHOW

French Motor Show (1949)

Veteran cars and modern ones are on show in Paris.

FRENCH ATOMIC PILE

French Atomic Pile (1949)

French President Vincent Auriol visits atomic plant. Fort De Chatillon,...

DE HAVILLAND COMET

De Havilland Comet (1950)

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