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MOVING DAY

Moving Day (1942)

Men of a Home-based Fighter Squadron move to a new strategic location.

BIGGEST CONVOY OF ALL TIME ARRIVES IN INDIA

Biggest Convoy Of All Time Arrives In India (1942)

Huge convoy of Allied troops arrives in India to...

FAMILY FLIES HOME BY BOMBER

Family Flies Home By Bomber (1946)

Australian man flies family home from UK in bomber, having been...

"Siroco" Sank Three German Submarines AKA "Siroco" Decorated (1940)

French Admiral Le Bigot...

RAF'S LONGEST WAR FLIGHT

RAF's Longest War Flight (1940)

Royal Air Force fly out to drop leaflets over Poland.

RAF PLANE LOSES ITS WAY!

RAF Plane Loses Its Way! (1940)

An RAF bomber that had mistakenly landed behind German lines returns...

RAF'S GREATEST BOMBING RAID

RAF's Greatest Bombing Raid (1940)

R.A.F. set off for bombing raid on the Isle of Sylt.

 

 

RAF HEROES OF THE SYLT RAID

RAF Heroes Of The Sylt Raid (1940)

Various shots of bomber crews after returning from raid over Isle...

FORWARD THE LIGHT BRIGADE

Forward The Light Brigade (1940)

Men of the British Expeditionary Force show off their motorcycles in...

RAF's GOOD BAG

RAF's Good Bag (1940)

Four young fighter pilots receive a telegraph congratulating them on recent...

BLAZING THE AIR TRAIL

Blazing The Air Trail (1926)

R.A.F. Detachment complete Egypt to South Africa flight.

RAAF IN MELBOURNE

Raaf In Melbourne (1940)

Parade of Australian Airmen and volunteer nurses in Melbourne.

LOW BOMBING THRILLS

Low Bombing Thrills (1926)

R.A.F. pilots in bomber planes demonstrate marksmanship with smoke bombs.

LIKE SOLDIERS IN THE SKY long version

Like Soldiers In The Sky Long Version (1926)

Bombing Squadron demonstrate formation flying at Royal...

WITH THE AIR FORCE

With The Air Force (1940)

Men of the RAF load up with bombs to drop over Germany.

DUKE OF KENT WITH THE RAF

Duke Of Kent With The RAF (1940)

Duke of Kent visiting an aerodrome manned by the RAF.

MR VINCENT MASSEY WITH CANADIAN AIRMEN

Mr Vincent Massey With Canadian Airmen (1940)

The Canadian High Commissioner meets men of the RCAF...

WHERE THE RAF HAVE STRUCK

Where The RAF Have Struck (1940)

Good shots of pins being pushed into a map in the Air Ministry to show...

BOMBERS AND GUNNERS IN THE MAKING

Bombers And Gunners In The Making (1940)

Bomb aimers and plane gunners get training in the use of...

ITALIAN RAIDERS HURRICANED!

Italian Raiders Hurricaned! (1940)

RAF men celebrate a successful attack on Italian raiders over the...

TRAINED IN CANADA

Trained In Canada (1940)

Commonwealth airmen trained in Canada arrive to England.

AIR CREW IN TRAINING

Air Crew In Training (1940)

Air crew training somewhere in Britain.

ONE MINUTE NEWS

One Minute News (1949)

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

JET MEN GO TO WORLD'S FASTEST SCHOOL

Jet Men Go To World's Fastest School (1949)

Good story about the training of pilots to fly the...

HORSHAM ST. FAITH

Horsham St. Faith (1949)

Prime Minister Attlee inspects an RAF station in Sussex.

BRITAIN STEPS UP AIRLIFT

Britain Steps Up Airlift (1948)

Britain increases air supply of Berlin.

GATWICK AIR DISPLAY

Gatwick Air Display (1938)

Air display by the RAF and fliers from six different countries at Gatwick...

16 DIE IN R.A.F. CRASH

16 Die In R.A.F. Crash (1954)

Shots of the wreckage of a plane which crashed killing 17 members of the...

AIRBORNE MEN GET 'STAND BY'

Airborne Men Get 'stand By' (1951)

Paratroops of 16th Independent Airborne Brigade refresh their...

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - record b Princess Elizabeth flies to Malta

People In The News - Record B Princess Elizabeth Flies To Malta (1950)

Footage of Princess...

THIS CONCORD FLIES NOW

This Concord Flies Now (1966)

Tests on scale model of Concord at RAF base in Bedford.

CHURCHILL'S VOYAGE TO USA

Churchill's Voyage To USA (1941)

Winston Churchill sailing to America.

SUNDERLAND FLYING BOAT

Sunderland Flying Boat (1940-1949)

Sunderland flying boat at anchor, taking off and in flight.

PILOTLESS PLANE FLIES ATLANTIC

Pilotless Plane Flies Atlantic (1947)

Radio-controlled plane in flight.

SUPERFORTRESSES ARRIVE AT SCAMPTON

Superfortresses Arrive At Scampton (1948)

Superfortress aeroplanes arrive at Scampton, Lincolnshire.

KING ABDULLAH ARRIVES IN ENGLAND

King Abdullah Arrives In England (1949)

King Abdullah at quayside with RAF Guard of Honour,...

BOMBING RAID aka RAF BOMBING RAID

Bombing Raid AKA RAF Bombing Raid (1945)

RAF Lancaster's bombers in air raid

RADLETT PLANE aka HANDLEY PAGE HASTINGS

Radlett Plane AKA Handley Page Hastings (1948)

The Handley Page Hastings. largest and fastest...

U.S. & BRITISH AIRCRAFT aka B29 AIRCRAFT

U.S. & British Aircraft AKA B29 Aircraft (1950)

Joint British and American air force flights.

GENERAL BRADLEY IN ROME

General Bradley In Rome (1951)

General Omar Bradley arrives in Italy.

CANBERRA BOMBER SQUADRON

Canberra Bomber Squadron (1952)

Canberra bomber squadron in action.

FERRY PILOT

Ferry Pilot (1952)

Footage of RAF pilots ferrying new aeroplanes to their destinations, Aston,...

FERRY PILOT

Ferry Pilot (1952)

Footage of RAF pilots ferrying new aeroplanes to their destinations, Aston,...

LIBERATOR BOMBER

Liberator Bomber (1940-1949)

American Liberator bomber in action - bombing Japanese ship.

MILITARY STORE DUMP

Military Store Dump (1940-1949)

US planes in flight and military store dump.

 LOADING BOMBS

Loading Bombs (1940)

Large bombs are loaded onto a RAF bomber.

 BOMB LOADING

Bomb Loading (1940)

A large bomb being loaded onto an RAF Wellington bomber.

AIR ATTACKS

Air Attacks (1944)

Footage of air attacks on convoys and trains in Germany.

AIR ATTACKS

Air Attacks (1944)

Footage of air attacks on convoys and trains in Germany.

DUMONT'S 'DEMOISELLE' PIONEER PLANE

Dumont's 'demoiselle' Pioneer Plane (1952)

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