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CHINESE FACTORY WORKERS

Chinese Factory Workers

American GIs and Asian servicemen service USAF planes.

AMERICAN AEROPLANE FACTORY & FLIGHT, 1917 - 1918 aka AMERICANS BID FOR AIR...

American Aeroplane Factory & Flight, 1917 - 1918 AKA Americans Bid For Air... (1917-1918)

Aeroplane...

GENERAL STRIKE NUMBER 1

General Strike Number 1 (1926)

Item shows effect of General Strike on all aspects of British life.

GENERAL STRIKE NUMBER 3

General Strike Number 3 (1926)

Effects of General Strike on lives of British people.

B.E.F. IN FRANCE - 1939

B.E.F. In France - 1939 (1939)

BEF (British Expeditionary Force) troops laying railway lines in France...

SAUSAGE AND VEG

Sausage And Veg (1940)

Men of an RAF barrage balloon unit spend their free time planting vegetables.

BEF IN FRANCE

BEF In France (1940)

Soldiers of British Expeditionary Force are seen building a railway in France and...

 

 

HERE'S TO THE MEMORY part 6

Here's To The Memory Part 6 (1940-1959)

Excellent retrospective looking back over 50 years - this reel...

 HURRICANES  Reel 2

Hurricanes Reel 2 (1942)

Hurricane aircraft being assembled and tested.

 HURRICANES  Reel 3

Hurricanes Reel 3 (1942)

Hurricane aircraft being assembled and tested.

 HURRICANES  Reel 4

Hurricanes Reel 4 (1942)

Hurricane aircraft being assembled and tested.

MAKING AIRFIELD + INVASION SCENES

Making Airfield + Invasion Scenes (1944)

British troops building airfield in France, fleet crossing...

RAF SUPPLY DROP TO YUGOSLAVIAN PARTISANS

RAF Supply Drop To Yugoslavian Partisans (1944)

RAF Stirling drops supplies on parachutes to...

NAAFI WAGON

NAAFI Wagon (1944)

NAAFI mobile van in France selling cigarettes and chocolates to British Troops.

GLIDERS

Gliders (1944)

Dakota tows USAF glider.

NEW AIR WAYS

New Air Ways (1946)

Aerial garage for private planes + helicopter innovations in USA and UK.

FIDO PROJECT

Fido Project (1946)

Item about the Fido Project.

FOG LANDING AIRCRAFT aka 'FIDO'

Fog Landing Aircraft AKA 'fido' (1946)

RAF film about the 'Fido' Project.

RAF FLY PAST OVER LONDON

RAF Fly Past Over London (1946)

Formation of RAF planes flying over London on V-Day.

DE HAVILLAND AIRCRAFT FACTORY

De Havilland Aircraft Factory (1948)

Various RAF planes being built at De Havilland aircraft factory...

DOCKERS STRIKE aka LONDON DOCK STRIKE

Dockers Strike AKA London Dock Strike (1948)

London Dockers on Strike. The Army cover their work.

RAF FLY PAST

RAF Fly Past (1948)

Royal Air Force aircraft fly past.

CHIEFS OF STAFF IN PARIS

Chiefs Of Staff In Paris (1949)

Cuts from newsreel 49/64 - Western Nations Chiefs of Staff in Paris,...

DOCK STRIKE - TROOPS WORKING

Dock Strike - Troops Working (1949)

Troops lining up for food and drink and working at the docks.

US TROOPS IN ENGLAND

Us Troops In England (1949)

US troops jitterbugging, cycling, at church and a plane arriving.

OPENING OIL DOCK #1

Opening Oil Dock #1 (1950-1959)

Ship 'Velletia' in dock with signal flags on it, planes flying overhead in...

 ROYAL TOUR OF CANADA

Royal Tour Of Canada (1951)

Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip visit veterans' hospital and at...

BRITISH FAMILIES SHOPPING IN ISMAILIA UNDER ARMED GUARDS

British Families Shopping In Ismailia Under Armed Guards (1951)

Following anti-British riots,...

Selected Originals - BRITAIN KEEPS CANAL WORKING

Selected Originals - Britain Keeps Canal Working (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story...

US AIR SECRETARY AT SCULTHORPE

Us Air Secretary At Sculthorpe (1952)

Thomas Finletter, US Air Secretary, visits USAF personnel at...

NATO AIR OFFICES

NATO Air Offices (1952)

New NATO air office headquarters are handed over to General Norstad by Rene...

DUMONT'S 'DEMOISELLE' PIONEER PLANE

Dumont's 'demoiselle' Pioneer Plane (1952)

Santos Dumont's 'Demoiselle' pioneer plane is given to his...

QUEEN JULIANA AND PRINCE BERNHARD ARRIVE IN LONDON

Queen Juliana And Prince Bernhard Arrive In London (1953)

Dutch Royals arrive at Hendon RAF...

DUKE OF EDINBURGH VISITS RCAF AND RAF AIRFIELDS

Duke Of Edinburgh Visits Rcaf And RAF Airfields (1953)

Prince Philip looks over Air Force Sabre...

MONTGOMERY VISITS CANADA

Montgomery Visits Canada (1953)

Field Marshal Montgomery visits troops in Canada. He meets PM and...

R.A.F. SUPPLY DROP FOR JUNGLE TROOPS

R.A.F. Supply Drop For Jungle Troops (1953)

Personnel, turning propellor, dropping zone & smoke...

R.A.F. FIGHTER SQUADRON No.33 IN MALAYA

R.A.F. Fighter Squadron No.33 In Malaya (1953)

Loading rockets on Hornets and 20 mm canon, Hornets...

LE BOURGET AIR SHOW

Le Bourget Air Show (1953)

New aircraft on show at Le Bourget, France.

DUKE VISITS BOMBER COMMAND

Duke Visits Bomber Command (1954)

Duke of Edinburgh visits bomber command, inspecting plane which won...

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 MISSING AMERICAN AIRCRAFT aka HUNT FOR MISSING AMERICAN

Search For Missing American Aircraft AKA Hunt For Missing American (1956)

Inconclusive footage...

PRINCESS MARGARET TOURS MOSHI & NAIROBI

Princess Margaret Tours Moshi & Nairobi (1956)

Princess Margaret samples African coffee and...

MR. & MRS. MACMILLAN'S DEPARTURE FROM INDIA

Mr. & Mrs. Macmillan's Departure From India (1958)

Mr & Mrs MacMillan leave India, at airport with...

RAF SURVIVAL SCHOOL

RAF Survival School (1961)

Item showing RAF Survival and Rescue school in Cornwall.

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 379 - reel 1 OF 2 - ARMY DARTS TEAM aka 1,000,001 DARTS...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 379 - Reel 1 Of 2 - Army Darts Team AKA 1,000,001 Darts... (1962)

Out...

EXERCISE LIFELINE - CAPACITY TEST FOR 38 GROUP TRANSPORT COMMAND

Exercise Lifeline - Capacity Test For 38 Group Transport Command (1962)

Exercise lifeline -...

FARNBOROUGH DISPLAY - Colour

Farnborough Display - Colour (1962)

Aircraft on display and an impressive fly past demonstrations seen...

N.A.T.O. EXERCISE

N.A.T.O. Exercise "Fairwind Seven" (1962)

Various air and ground NATO exercises. Excellent quality.

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 453 - reel 1 of 2 - BORDEAUX WINE CEREMONY, POSTURES...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 453 - Reel 1 Of 2 - Bordeaux Wine Ceremony, Postures... (1963)

Out...

RAF's NEW HELICOPTERS

RAF's New Helicopters (1963)

RAF's new helicopters on display.