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ALL READY FOR THE GREAT DAY

All Ready For The Great Day (1927)

Pitch inspection in preparation for the Cup Final at Wembley.

THE MAN-BIRD PLANE

The Man-Bird Plane (1927)

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

HEYWOOD, LANCS

Heywood, Lancs (1946)

F. M. Rist wins the motorcycle race over the rough course at Heywood in Lancashire.

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...

STAGGER YOUR HOLIDAYS - TRAILER

Stagger Your Holidays - Trailer (1940-1949)

Short trailer film encouraging people to take their holidays...

FROM DUBLIN TO OTTAWA

From Dublin To Ottawa (1927)

Intrepid transatlantic airmen with their aircraft.

IN THE NICK OF TIME

In The Nick Of Time (1928)

Very brief shots relating to the rescue of the crew of the Dornier-Whale...

 

 

AIR RACE FOR THE KING'S CUP

Air Race For The King's Cup (1922)

Air Race for King's Cup, reaches it's conclusion in Croydon,...

LIKE ONE MAN

Like One Man (1923)

RAF (R.A.F.) recruits do a clever drill display and spell out letters on the ground.

810 MILES AT 146 MILES AN HOUR aka KING'S CUP

810 Miles At 146 Miles An Hour AKA King's Cup (1923)

F.T. Courtney wins the King's Cup for his...

SAFETY FIRST!

Safety First! (1940)

RAF men test and pack parachutes.

BRITAIN'S LARGEST TRAMWAY

Britain's Largest Tramway (1926)

Lord Mayor of Liverpool lays foundation stone of new tramway.

FALL IN AND FLY

Fall In And Fly (1940)

Great story about the training of new RAF pilots.

R 34 AIRSHIP

R 34 Airship (1919)

Very good scenes of the R34 Airship arriving and landing.

GOING ABROAD TRAILER

Going Abroad Trailer (1949)

A short trailer film telling people going abroad that they are can only take...

WARNING TO TRAVELLERS - TRAILER

Warning To Travellers - Trailer (1949)

A short trailer film telling people going abroad that they are...

TRAILER: HOSPITAL CAR SERVICE

Trailer: Hospital Car Service (1946)

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

 US AIR DISPLAY IN ROME

Us Air Display In Rome (1951)

Italian newsreel item about American jet planes doing display in Rome.

THE NORTH POLE PLANE

The North Pole Plane (1945)

A crowd of sightseers gather to see the North Pole plane.

GESTAPO TORTURE CHAMBER

Gestapo Torture Chamber (1944)

French officials examine Gestapo torture chamber and find chilling...

PATHE GAZETTE SPECIAL - THE WAR LATEST aka DUNKIRK - Print version

Pathe Gazette Special - The War Latest AKA Dunkirk - Print Version (1940)

Combined print...

RAF REVISIT FRANCE

RAF Revisit France (1952)

Good story about RAF pilot who retrace footsteps in France after avoiding...

BRITAIN LOOKS UP

Britain Looks Up (1948)

RAF air display at Odiham, Lord Tedder pays tribute to the Battle of Britain...

RIVER LIFE

River Life (1962)

An item about a family who take their car on their boat and a man who has built a...

FLIGHT SIMULATOR beware - other Colour Pics share this title

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

A look at the flight...

"Per Ardua Ad Astra" (1931)

A Royal Air Force biplane has crashed in Lincolnshire.

 PER ARDUA AD ASTRA  - CUTS

Per Ardua Ad Astra - Cuts (1931)

Cuts from a story about a crashed RAF biplane.

ALL IN THE DAY'S WORK!

All In The Day's Work! (1931)

RAF planes flying on the Cairo to the Cape trip in Africa.

"Luck!" (1931)

A pilot escapes after crashing his plane into a house in Hampstead.

WITH THE R.A.F. IN THE NEAR EAST Beware - other items share this title

With The R.A.F. In The Near East Beware - Other Items Share This Title (1934)

Armoured cars...

BOMBS ON BURMA

Bombs On Burma (1943)

Australian airmen bomb Japanese on the Arakan front.

JOINING THE W.A.A.F. aka W.A.A.F. RECRUITING IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Joining The W.A.A.F. AKA W.A.A.F. Recruiting In The Middle East (1943)

Women recruited in...

MILAN GETS IT AGAIN

Milan Gets It Again (1943)

RAF Lancasters raid Milan at night.

FOR THOSE IN PERIL

For Those In Peril (1943)

Air Sea Rescue teams at work.

THE BATTLE OF BERLIN

The Battle Of Berlin (1943)

RAF bombers raid Berlin at night.

ONE OF OUR AIRCRAFT IS MISSING

One Of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1943)

One of RAF's Michell planes gets hit over Cherbourg, France.

THE EAGLE SQUADRON

The Eagle Squadron (1941)

American airmen in Hurricanes in training with RAF

TRAINING AIR PILOTS IN CANADA

Training Air Pilots In Canada (1941)

RAF training establishment in Canada.

NORTHOLT

Northolt (1938)

Unidentified footage of man speaking into microphone - no soundtrack.

MUSICAL ORDERS

Musical Orders (1927)

The RAF provide an aerial display while a band plays, plus shots at night.

WONDERFUL FLYING

Wonderful Flying (1927)

A fantastic air display by the R.A.F. with air to air shots of flying in...

OUR NAVY OF THE AIR

Our Navy Of The Air (1927)

Naval aircraft on display at Plymouth.

PASS OUT DAY

Pass Out Day (1927)

Air Marshal Sir John Salmond inspects cadets at R.A.F. Cranwell.

RAF PAGEANT aka OUR WONDERFUL AIRMEN

RAF Pageant AKA Our Wonderful Airmen (1922)

Footage of biplanes performing stunts at Hendon, London.

1ST BRITISH GLIDING COMPETITION aka FIRST BRITISH GLIDING COMPETITION

1st British Gliding Competition AKA First British Gliding Competition (1922)

Footage of...

OUR ROYAL AIRMEN

Our Royal Airmen (1922)

The Duke of York in Halton to inspect RAF airmen.

FOR THE RAF R.A.F. PAGEANT - HENDON

For The RAF R.A.F. Pageant - Hendon (1923)

Impressive stunts provide a taster for the RAF (R.A.F.)...

HENDON AIR PAGEANT

Hendon Air Pageant (1923)

A bombing display forms part of the RAF (R.A.F.) Aerial Pageant in Hendon.

IN PERPETUAL MEMORY

In Perpetual Memory (1923)

A statue of an eagle is a new memorial to all ranks of the RAF (R.A.F.).

WE MUST BE SUPREME IN THE AIR

We Must Be Supreme In The Air (1923)

Dominion Premiers see demonstration of civilian and RAF (R.A.F.)...