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LOOKING AHEAD INTO SPACE

Looking Ahead Into Space (1958)

F.94C jet, water jumping from airman's reach owing to artificial...

BRITAIN'S FIRST DOUBLE DECKER DREAM TOWN

Britain's First Double Decker Dream Town (1946)

A scale model shows the plans to modernise...

THE MAN-BIRD PLANE

The Man-Bird Plane (1927)

F. Schulz flies his glider which seems to hover overhead.

A.R.P. PRAM - HEXTABLE

A.R.P. Pram - Hextable (1938)

A gas proof pram filters the air and keeps baby safe, invented by F. W....

TRAILER - BLOOD BANKS

Trailer - Blood Banks (1946)

A short trailer film encouraging people to become blood donors.

MID AIR REFUELLING FOR JET

Mid Air Refuelling For Jet (1950)

American newsreel about jet refuelling in mid-air over Scotland.

A SLING SHOT TO TEST JET PLANES

A Sling Shot To Test Jet Planes (1954)

A mechanism to reproduce the jet thrust at takeoff designed...

 

 

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 478 - reel 2 OF 2 - RAF DOGS

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 478 - Reel 2 Of 2 - RAF Dogs (1964)

Cuts (rushes, out takes) for story...

THEY MUST SEE IN THE DARK

They Must See In The Dark (1941)

Men from the Royal Air Force have special eye tests to ensure they can...

EXPERIMENTS IN FLYING RESEARCH

Experiments In Flying Research (1945)

Man rescue by plane in flight & special suit which prevents...

SMALL CAR TEST

Small Car Test (1921)

A car is put through its paces as it races round the circuit during the 24 hour...

SAFETY FIRST!

Safety First! (1940)

RAF men test and pack parachutes.

ROBOT

Robot (1950)

Excellent footage of radio controlled robot in Saffron Waldren, Essex.

AUTOMATIC CYCLE PUMP

Automatic Cycle Pump (1948)

Inventor F. J. Camm demonstrates device that pumps tyres whilst cycling.

 TRAILER: READ THE LEAFLET

Trailer: Read The Leaflet (1948)

A short trailer film encouraging people to read a leaflet about the...

 TRAILER: READ THE LEAFLET - ENGLISH

Trailer: Read The Leaflet - English (1948)

A short trailer film encouraging people to read a...

TRAILER - WASTE PAPER

Trailer - Waste Paper (1946)

A short trailer film encouraging people to save waste paper.

BEWARE OF FLIES - TRAILER

Beware Of Flies - Trailer (1949)

A Short trailer film encouraging people to cover food to stop flies...

BLOOD DONOR TRAILER

Blood Donor Trailer (1949)

A short trailer film about giving blood.

HANDKERCHIEF DRILL TRAILER

Handkerchief Drill Trailer (1949)

A short trailer film about the dangers of not using a handkerchief...

TRAILER: HOSPITAL CAR SERVICE

Trailer: Hospital Car Service (1946)

A short trailer film encouraging drivers to volunteer for the...

 AEROPLANE TAKING OFF

Aeroplane Taking Off (1930-1939)

Shots of Biplane taking off and of the pilot chatting to dignitaries.

EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY OF ITALIAN REPUBLIC.

Eighth Anniversary Of Italian Republic. (1954)

Thousands flock to Rome to see military parade

ALLIED AIR ACTIVITIES

Allied Air Activities (1945)

British and American bombers go on their missions, and British WAAF's...

RAF METEOROLOGICAL STATION

RAF Meteorological Station (1946)

Air Ministry's Meteorological Station at Dunstable, Bedfordshire.

STATELY ZOO

Stately Zoo (1959)

The family currently in residence at the stately home of Thame Park have a cheetah as...

RAF DOGS aka R.A.F. DOGS beware - other Colour Pics share this title

RAF Dogs AKA R.A.F. Dogs Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1964)

A look at dogs...

BLIND FLYING

Blind Flying (1965)

New "automatic pilot" system being tested in Bedford.

FLIGHT SIMULATOR beware - other Colour Pics share this title

Flight Simulator Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1965)

A look at the flight...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 544 - reel 1 of 2 - FLIGHT SIMULATOR and CAIRNGORMS...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 544 - Reel 1 Of 2 - Flight Simulator And Cairngorms... (1965)

Out...

RAF'S NEWEST

RAF's Newest "Arm" (1932)

Fast launches demonstrate their speed in the seas off Southampton.

NEW TYPE CATAPULT

New Type Catapult (1930)

The RAF try out a new mechanical device to speed the launch of planes.

R.A.F. REGT ON THE OFFENSIVE

R.A.F. Regt On The Offensive (1943)

Special section of RAF receiving training in amphibious attack.

W.A.A.F ARMOURERS

W.A.A.F Armourers (1941)

The W.A.A.F. learn how to arm aeroplanes and maintain the machines.

F.I.D.O.

F.I.D.O. (1945)

New Fog Investigation Dispersal Operation (F.I.D.O.) system being tested.

RADAR Beware - other items share this title

Radar Beware - Other Items Share This Title (1945)

How radar works - theory and practice.

NORTHOLT

Northolt (1938)

Unidentified footage of man speaking into microphone - no soundtrack.

NEW RAF BOMBERS - DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT

New RAF Bombers - Demonstration Flight (1938)

New RAF Hurricane Fighter Planes are seen at Northolt...

NEW RAF BOMBERS

New RAF Bombers (1938)

Section of film from story of same name showing RAF Hurricane Bombers in flight.

HALTON / PASSING OUT DAY

Halton / Passing Out Day (1937)

New batch of Royal Air Force apprentices graduate, Sir C. S. Burnett...

RAF TRAINING SCHOOL AT HALTON

RAF Training School At Halton (1938)

RAF apprentices / cadets learn about aircraft mechanics at the...

BALLOON BARRAGE AT CARDINGTON

Balloon Barrage At Cardington (1938)

A line of barrage balloons is sent up into the air from the old...

RAF TOURNAMENT

RAF Tournament (1921)

This item shows an aeroplane flying upside down as part of a stunt during the R.A.F...

OUR WONDERFUL AIRMEN titles only

Our Wonderful Airmen Titles Only (1922)

Various titles and intertitles advertising the Hendon...

CALSHOT - aka TRAINING PIGEONS FOR THE RAF

Calshot - AKA Training Pigeons For The RAF (1939)

The RAF train pigeons to send messages from...

AIRSHIP AS AERIAL AIR BASE

Airship As Aerial Air Base (1925)

The R 33 airship takes 2 Royal Air Force aeroplanes up and launches...

ONE MINUTE NEWS

One Minute News (1949)

The Schoolboys' Own Exhibition in London and an Alsatian cares for a lion cub.

Selected Originals - AIR NEWS - R.A.F. REGT. SPEED UP AIRFIELD DEFENCE

Selected Originals - Air News - R.A.F. Regt. Speed Up Airfield Defence (1952)

Material...

VULCANS IN SERVICE

Vulcans In Service (1957)

The first four-jet bomber in the world, goes into service with the RAF.

MISSILE PREPARED

Missile Prepared (1958)

A 'Thor' intermediate range ballistic missile is shown at it's launch base in...