• 1890
  • 1900
  • 1910
  • 1920
  • 1930
  • 1940
  • 1950
  • 1960
  • 1970
  • 1980
  • 1990
  • 2000
  • 2011
RAF LANDING

RAF Landing (1947)

RAF planes land at night with help of radar.

RAF APTITUDE TESTS

RAF Aptitude Tests (1949)

Young men hoping to become pilots take psychology tests at RAF Hornchurch.

PRE-WAR AEROPLANES AND PRIMITIVE RADAR

Pre-War Aeroplanes And Primitive Radar (1930)

Aerial shots biplanes + primitive early warning...

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.

HAWKER HEARTS - EARLY BIPLANES

Hawker Hearts - Early Biplanes (1934-1946)

Footage of Hawker Heart fighter aircraft in-flight. Afghanistan.

DROPPING SUPPLIES TO MONT BLANC

Dropping Supplies To Mont Blanc (1946)

French Air Force drops supplies for men manning observatory at...

 

 

FLYING TANKS AND TIFFIES aka AIRCRAFT IN COMBAT ACTION

Flying Tanks And Tiffies AKA Aircraft In Combat Action (1945)

Footage RAF Typhoons taking off and...

SUPERFORTRESSES ARRIVE AT SCAMPTON

Superfortresses Arrive At Scampton (1948)

Superfortress aeroplanes arrive at Scampton, Lincolnshire.

AIR FORCE TESTS BAILING OUT NEAR GROUND

Air Force Tests Bailing Out Near Ground (1956)

Footage of ejector seat being tested in jet aircraft...

 ARMY SHOWS NEW SUPERSONIC ROCKET

Army Shows New Supersonic Rocket (1956)

US army demonstrates its new supersonic rocket missile in...

DUMONT'S 'DEMOISELLE' PIONEER PLANE

Dumont's 'demoiselle' Pioneer Plane (1952)

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

EXERCISE LIFELINE - CAPACITY TEST FOR 38 GROUP TRANSPORT COMMAND

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

Exercise lifeline -...

MODEL OF AW 681 JET TRANSPORTER

Model Of Aw 681 Jet Transporter (1963)

New AW 681 Jet Transporter demonstrated.

 NEW AVIATION TECHNIQUE DEMONSTRATION BY CANADIAN AIR FORCES

New Aviation Technique Demonstration By Canadian Air Forces (1953)

RCAF experiments to test...

 RADAR STATION IN CANADA

Radar Station In Canada (1955)

RCAF Radar Station in Northern Canada.

 EJECTION SEAT TESTS FOR JET AIRCRAFT

Ejection Seat Tests For Jet Aircraft (1955)

Dummy pilots in ejection seats during tests for the...

GLOSTER METEORS - LOW FLYING

Gloster Meteors - Low Flying (1950-1959)

RAF airmen being briefed by officer + Gloster Meteors flying low...

RAAF JET EQUIPPED WITH SIDEWINDER

Raaf Jet Equipped With Sidewinder (1959)

Sabre jet carries new sidewinder missile in Victoria,...

RAF INSTITUTE OF AVIATION MEDICINE

RAF Institute Of Aviation Medicine (1960)

Item showing tests being carried out at RAF Institute of...

GUIDED WEAPON 'FIRE FLASH'

Guided Weapon 'fire Flash' (1957)

RAF students are given instructions on how to use 'Fire Flash'...

C-133 CARGO PLANE LIFTS RECORD LOAD

C-133 Cargo Plane Lifts Record Load (1959)

A US Military Air Transport Service Cargomaster carries...

THE LIGHTNING FIGHTERS

The Lightning Fighters (1961)

RAF pilot prepares to test fly the new Lightning fighter plane.

R.A.F. AT HOME DAY

R.A.F. At Home Day (1961)

Messerschmitt, Kawasaki, flying display, Victor Bombers, Valiant, Lincoln...

TRAINING OF ANIMALS FOR SPACE FLIGHT

Training Of Animals For Space Flight (1961)

Rat fitted with special space suit and put into...

CYCLOPTER - LATEST DEVELOPMENT IN AVIATION

Cyclopter - Latest Development In Aviation (1962)

Men operating (pedalling) the cyclopter displayed...

SPACE MANOUVERING UNIT DEMONSTRATED - OHIO

Space Manouvering Unit Demonstrated - Ohio (1962)

A mechanic straps on the self-manouvering unit...

SNOW DROP IN NORTH RIDING - YORKSHIRE

Snow Drop In North Riding - Yorkshire (1965)

R.A.F. Argosy on tarmac and in the air dropping...

ONE MAN HELICOPTER

One Man Helicopter (1964)

West German one man helicopter being tested at Air Base in America.

THE SKY THEIR STAGE

The Sky Their Stage (1932)

Pathe Gazettes item 'The Sky Their Stage' in 32/51 - item was missing but...

NEW ELECTRONIC BRAIN FOR AIRCRAFT aka ELECTRONIC BRAIN FOR AIRCRAFT

New Electronic Brain For Aircraft AKA Electronic Brain For Aircraft (1955)

Various shots of...

SIR CYRIL NEWALL - 1940

Sir Cyril Newall - 1940 (1940)

Sir Cyril Newall posing for cameramen.

TITAN TWO MISSILE BLOWS UP

Titan Two Missile Blows Up (1963)

American Titan Two missile blows up.

NICE DAY

Nice Day (1945)

RAF meteorological station in Northern Ireland.

GLOSTER METEOR IN FLIGHT

Gloster Meteor In Flight (1946)

Cuts from newsreel 46/57 - Jet speed plane at Tangmere Airfield in...

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

R.A.F. Dogs AKA RAF Dogs Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1962)

R.A.F. Police dogs...

A GIANT OF THE SKIES

A Giant Of The Skies (1932)

Construction work continues on the massive American airship - Macom or...

OUR EVER GROWING AIR FLEET

Our Ever Growing Air Fleet (1930)

A large new flying boat - the Blackburn Sydney - joins the RAF.

WHAT WAS THE CAUSE

What Was The Cause (1930)

British air ministry experts investigate the crash site of the R-101 airship.

AIR SENSE!

Air Sense! (1931)

Schoolboys visit the Cranwell Aerodrome and receive instruction from RAF personnel.

LOUIS LORD LOUIS AT SANDHURST

Louis Lord Louis At Sandhurst (1943)

Lord Mountbatten visits Royal Military College at Sandhurst,...

RAF RESCUE BOATS

RAF Rescue Boats (1941)

A look at work of RAF rescue boats, we see them rescue two airmen from sea.

BURMA FRONT

Burma Front (1945)

Footage of the allied campaign on the Burma Front.

LUFTWAFFE'S BLACK MONDAY

Luftwaffe's Black Monday (1945)

Luftwaffe suffers great losses on a New Year's day.

DRESDEN BOMBED TO ATOMS

Dresden Bombed To Atoms (1945)

Night and day bombing raids on Dresden by British and American air...

72 HOURS BY THE SEA

72 Hours By The Sea (1945)

Rest camp for British Troops in Belgium.

RAF FLYING BOATS LEAVE FOR AUSTRALIA

RAF Flying Boats Leave For Australia (1937)

RAF seaplanes fly to Australia for New South Wales 150th...

21 YEARS OF FLYING aka 21 YEARS OF FLIGHT

21 Years Of Flying AKA 21 Years Of Flight (1924)

The coming of age of aviation - contains archive...

BOSTON BOMBERS IN ACTION

Boston Bombers In Action (1942)

Huge sandstorm in the Middle East desert, then SAAF pilots fly Boston...

RAIDS IN THE RAIN

Raids In The Rain (1944)

The R.A.F. carry out bombing attacks during the Monsoon season in Burma.