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SINO-AMERICAN AIR EXERCISE

Sino-American Air Exercise (1963)

Various training exercises of American and Chinese air-forces

POLISH AIRMEN GET THEIR 500TH KILL

Polish Airmen Get Their 500th Kill (1943)

Polish President gives medals to two airmen who claimed...

WAAFS AND BARRAGE BALLOON

Waafs And Barrage Balloon (1941)

Sturdy WAAFs are trained in barrage balloon duty.

SMART, I'LL SAY THEY ARE

Smart, I'll Say They Are (1941)

The Women's Auxiliary branch of the Australian Air Force practise...

AIR AFFAIRS

Air Affairs (1944)

A U.S. airship rescues a stranded airman from the sea, and Chinese Air Force puts on...

WINGS OVER AFRICA

Wings Over Africa (1940)

Men of the South African Air Force show off their single engined biplanes.

SURVIVAL TRAINING

Survival Training (1970)

Aircrews take survival training in special centre near Cuxhaven, Germany.

 

 

 MUSSOLINI DECORATES HIS SON VITTORIO

Mussolini Decorates His Son Vittorio (1920-1929)

Benito Mussolini gives a medal to his son, Vittorio,...

LORD TRENCHARD

Lord Trenchard (1934)

Lord Trenchard opens a new Middlesex Auxiliary Force headquarters in London.

RED CROSS DAY IN SYDNEY

Red Cross Day In Sydney (1941)

Military parade formed by soldiers from Australian army and RAAF.

NEW ZEALAND FIGHTER SQUADRON IN ENGLAND

New Zealand Fighter Squadron In England (1941)

An item showing men from the New Zealand Air Force at...

SEARCH FOR MISSING USAAF BOMBER

Search For Missing Usaaf Bomber (1960)

Footage of the search for missing bomber.

WRECKED GERMAN AIRCRAFT aka GRAVEYARD OF NAZI PLANES

Wrecked German Aircraft AKA Graveyard Of Nazi Planes (1940)

RAF men check over wrecks of German...

SOUTH AFRICA COAST DEFENCES

South Africa Coast Defences (1943)

South African coastal defence manoeuvres.

MORE AERODROMES FOR THE RAF

More Aerodromes For The RAF (1941)

More airfields being constructed for RAF bases.

TRACK TARGET FOR AIR GUNNERS

Track Target For Air Gunners (1941)

Model German aeroplane used by air gunners for target practice.

M. MAISKY SOVIET AMBASSADOR

M. Maisky Soviet Ambassador (1941)

Ivan Maisky, Russian Ambassador in London, speaks about the might...

SOUTH AFRICA'S AIR COMMANDO

South Africa's Air Commando (1941)

Field Marshal Smuts inspects the South African Air Force and wishes...

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...

R.A.F. IN SOUTH AFRICA

R.A.F. In South Africa (1941)

Royal Air Force men in South Africa parade through a port town.

EXPERIMENTS IN FLYING RESEARCH

Experiments In Flying Research (1945)

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

STRAIGHT SHOOTING AS TAUGHT BY THE RAF

Straight Shooting As Taught By The RAF (1942)

A camera gun records the exact position of fighter...

JUST LIKE MOTHER

Just Like Mother (1942)

WAAFs in white learn about carving meat and cooking, then make meals for RAF...

PARATROOPS EN MASSE

Paratroops En Masse (1944)

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

TROOPS DISEMBARK

Troops Disembark (1939)

Footage of British soldier arriving in France.

BRITISH TROOPS IN FRANCE

British Troops In France (1939)

Good item of the British Expeditionary Force in France.

TO RUN FOR PRESIDENCY aka COLONEL BATISTA TO RUN FOR CUBA PRESIDENT

To Run For Presidency AKA Colonel Batista To Run For Cuba President (1940)

Colonel Batista,...

SAFETY FIRST!

Safety First! (1940)

RAF men test and pack parachutes.

HIGH COMMISSIONER VISITS AUSTRALIANS

High Commissioner Visits Australians (1940)

Sir Stanley Bruce inspects Australian troops stationed...

WOMEN IN UNIFORM

Women In Uniform (1940)

Women of the Australian WAAF - they train with weapons and then slap on the war...

BARRAGE BALLOONS FOR CONVOYS

Barrage Balloons For Convoys (1940)

Belinda the barrage balloon and her friends are attached to ships...

DIGGERS' LONG, LONG, TRAIL

Diggers' Long, Long, Trail (1940)

Australian troops take part in a long distance march over the Blue...

FALL IN AND FLY

Fall In And Fly (1940)

Great story about the training of new RAF pilots.

ALBERTA -

Alberta - "Operation Survival" AKA R.C.A.F. Winter Survival Manoeuvres (1953)

Canadian Air...

HUMAN GUINEA-PIGS OF THE RAF

Human Guinea-Pigs Of The RAF (1944)

A new self-inflating dinghy is tested out by the R.A.F. in rough...

BOMBERS SETS DISTANCE MARK aka B-524 SETS NEW RECORD

Bombers Sets Distance Mark AKA B-524 Sets New Record (1962)

USAF B-524 bomber flies around world...

ROBOT

Robot (1950)

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

ESCAPED RUSSIAN FLYER

Escaped Russian Flyer (1949)

Soviet pilot Barashkov crash lands in Japan and seeks asylum with US...

AIR SHOW

Air Show (1930-1939)

Various shots of biplanes in flight at an airshow - formation flying display.

JET EJECTOR SEAT MACHINE

Jet Ejector Seat Machine (1951)

Ejector charge is fired, and seated pilot 'ejected' up ramp.

OUMA PRESENTS WINGS

Ouma Presents Wings (1940-1949)

Mrs Smuts presents wings to new pilots in South Africa.

NIGHT FIGHTERS DOWN RED MIGS IN KOREA

Night Fighters Down Red Migs In Korea (1953)

MIG exploding at night in Korea.

U.S. AIR FORCE PLANES CRASH NEAR BERMUDA

U.S. Air Force Planes Crash Near Bermuda (1964)

American Air Force planes crash in mid air near...

U.S. AIR FORCE SUPPLIES ANTARCTIC SCIENTISTS

U.S. Air Force Supplies Antarctic Scientists (1961)

Globemaster standing on snow covered air-strip,...

US JETS FOR THAILAND

Us Jets For Thailand (1961)

20 US Sabre jets are handed over to Thailand's Air Force.

TITAN ICBM FIRED FROM A DEPTH OF 146 FEET

Titan Icbm Fired From A Depth Of 146 Feet (1961)

Titan ICBM is fired by the USA from a depth of 146...

GLOSTER METEOR

Gloster Meteor (1945)

Footage of the Gloster Meteor in-flight.

FLYING CLUB

Flying Club (1956)

An RAF flying club has formed to fly Tiger Moths.

WAAFS AT WORK

Waafs At Work (1941)

Latest role for Women's Auxiliary Air Force - RAF mechanics and ground crew.

IT'S IN THE AIR

It's In The Air (1944)

Bombers of Anglo-American 2nd Tactical Air Force start pre-invasion bombing of...