British Pathe

London Airport Scenes (1968)

Good High Angle Establishing shots of London Airport.

Air Traffic Control London Airport (1950-1959)

Good scenes of men working at air traffic control screens.

London Airport Views (1967)

Views across London airport.

Glubb Pasha Flies Home (1956)

Glubb Pasha, British Commander of the Arab Legion is sacked by King...

Hover Platform (1969)

New hover platform is demonstrated at Heathrow airport.

Radar Station (1950)

Experimental Radar Station at London Airport.

Arab Delegation Arrives In UK (1947)

Two Arab delegates arrive at British airport.

Comet Taking Off (1952)

Comet jet liner taking off at Heathrow.

Arrival Of Dr. Hjalmar Schacts (1950-1959)

Close up of Dr Schacts.

Arrival Of Archbishop Makarios (1959)

Archbishop Makarios of Cyprus arriving at London Airport.

London Airport (1960-1969)

Large jet air liners coming and going from airport terminal buildings at London...

London Airport (1970-1979)

Shots of London Airport (now Heathrow Airport).

Taxis At Heathrow (1970-1979)

Black cabs at Heathrow Airport, London.

London Airport (1967)

Scenes of London Airport

Heathrow - Model Aircraft Rally Near London Lner (1937)

Model aircraft rally is held in London.

Around Britain Heathrow - Plane Crash (1948)

Nineteen killed in Belgian Dakota plane crash.

London Airport - American Christmas Toys For British Children (1952)

Men of the American Legion...

London Airport's 'new Look' (1955)

London Airport nears completion as the world's finest air terminal.

Singapore Special - David Marshal Returns (1955)

Mr David Marshal, Chief Mister of Singapore,...

Maintenance Gets A Lift (1965)

A new sky lift platform enables maintenance to be carried out on...

Selected Originals - She's Top Air Girl (1960)

Material relating to newsreel story "She's Top Air...

Automatic Gangways (1967)

New telescopic gangways provide covered passage from plane to airport lounge....

Mr Lee Arriving At London Airport (1968)

Kuan Yew Lee, Prime Minister of Singapore, arrives at London...

Jumbo Jet (1970)

Colour item showing jumbo jet inside and out. Heathrow Airport, London.

Jumbo Jet Hangar Doors Erected (1969)

Giant doors are fitted to Boeing 747 hangar at Heathrow Airport....

Grey Arrives Home (1969)

The journalist Anthony Grey returns to Britain after being held prisoner in...

Building London Airport (1950)

Good footage of London Airport under construction.

American Airlines Children's Flight (1947)

Children get a free ride on a South American Airways plane...

Sir Wilfred Eady (1947)

Sir Wilfred Eady back at Heathrow Airport after US finance talks. London.

Flying Elephants (1952)

Elephants for Billy Smart's circus arrive in plane to London.

Viking Airliner Crash (1950)

Officials search through debris after Viking aircraft crash at London...

Herr Willy Brandt In London (1959)

Anti-Nazi German mayor arrives in London to discuss foreign...

Aircraft Prepares For Takeoff (1948)

Pilot in airliner cockpit preparing for takeoff

Comet Takes Off (1952)

Shot of Comet I aeroplane taking off from London Airport.

Boeing 707 (1958)

Pan along stationery Boeing 707, being refuelled.

Dr. Banda Arrives In England (1960)

DR. BANDA (Prime Minister of Malawi) ARRIVES at London Airport

First Of 'lakonia' Survivors Arrive (1963)

'Lakonia' burning at sea, crowded reception hall at London...

B.O.A.C. Vc10 At London Airport (1964)

Various shots of the new VC10 emerging from its hanger, on the...

Sabena Caravelle London Airport (1964)

Shots of a Sabena Caravelle airliner landing and taking off at...

Vc-10 Passengers For Salisbury - London Airport (1965)

Passengers going aboard VC-10, destination...

Comet's Half-Day Return To Libya (1949)

The De Havilland Comet jet liner takes a test flight to...

Heathrow On Sleeve As Heath Row Part Of Pathe Front Page (1946)

Averell Harriman, former US...

Air News - Air France Anniversary (1954)

Celebration marking first Paris to London passenger service...

MP's Abroad - Attlee's Return (1954)

Leader of the opposition Mr Clement Attlee returns to London from...

Air News - London Airport (1951)

Trevor 'Wimpy' Wade killed - tribute to test pilot.

Persia Says 'no!' (1951)

British negotiators return after the failure of discussions about Abadan oil...

Australia's Premier Here (1950)

Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies arrives in London for talks.

Royalty In The News (1950)

Prince Philip returns home from Malta where he is serving with the Navy.

Fog Won't Stop Future Flying (1958)

Scientists test out an automatic landing system for aeroplanes in...

Air News - Ann Price Queen Of The Air (1955)

Stewardess Ann Price becomes international "Queen of...