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LANCASTER BOMBERS

Lancaster Bombers

Footage of Lancasters and Spitfires.

CANADIAN BUILT LANCASTER

Canadian Built Lancaster (1943)

The first Canadian built Lancaster plane arrives to Britain.

LANCASTER

Lancaster (1950)

Lancaster planes. Taking off, being built, tested and repaired.

LEAKY LONDON

Leaky London (1929)

Roads are damaged during the 18th water pipe burst in a month at Lancaster Gate,...

FRENCH AIR SHOW

French Air Show (1946)

A British Lancaster aeroplane lands in France for aircraft exhibition....

LANCASTER BOMBER IN-FLIGHT

Lancaster Bomber In-Flight (1945)

Lancaster bombers in-flight.

LANCASTER AIRCRAFT PRESERVED IN AUSTRALIA

Lancaster Aircraft Preserved In Australia (1965)

Men at work on a restored Lancaster, which taxis...

 

 

COTTON MILL

Cotton Mill (1946)

Interior of cotton mill in Lancashire.

TEN TON TESS

Ten Ton Tess (1945)

A new massive bombs 'Ten Ton Tess' used for raid on Bielefeld viaduct, Germany.

CONFERENCE WEEK aka FOREIGN MINISTER CONFERENCE

Conference Week AKA Foreign Minister Conference (1947)

Bevin meets Molotov in London at the Four...

BIG FOUR CONFERENCE

Big Four Conference (1947)

Foreign Ministers meet in London for important talks.

LORD DERBY

Lord Derby (1929)

Lord Derby lays the foundation stone for the Royal Lancaster Infirmary in Lancashire.

THE TUDOR MUDDLE

The Tudor Muddle (1948)

Production of civil aviation plane Tudor II stopped with great loss of tax...

CUP THRILLS ARE BACK!

Cup Thrills Are Back! (1948)

Walthamstow draws against Oldham 2-2 & the draw for the Third Round of the...

GIANT AIR SEARCH ANSWERS SOS

Giant Air Search Answers Sos (1949)

A weather plane disappears at sea - a big hunt is set in train.

LANCASTER part of NEWS IN FLASHES

Lancaster Part Of News In Flashes (1951)

The ASA (Amateur Swimming Association) Championships.

ALL BRITAIN MODEL AIRCRAFT RALLY

All Britain Model Aircraft Rally (1955)

Model Aircraft rally is held at Handley Page Airport in...

Selected Originals - FILM '69

Selected Originals - Film '69 (1969)

Material relating to newsreel story "Film '69" - 69/053.

LIGHTHOUSE

Lighthouse (1948)

Mrs Parkinson is the female lighthouse keeper at Cockersands Abbey in Lancashire.

RAF - FOUR ENGINED BOMBERS

RAF - Four Engined Bombers

RAF airmen watch Lancaster bombers taking off.

RAF START NIGHT RAID

RAF Start Night Raid (1943)

Royal Air Force (RAF) Lancaster bombers start up engines.

AIRCRAFT

Aircraft (1943)

Material showing Lancasters dropping bombs.

AIRCRAFT

Aircraft (1943)

Footage of Lancaster bombers in action.

LANCASTER 'S' FOR SUGAR 100TH MISSION

Lancaster 's' For Sugar 100th Mission (1944)

Footage of airmen celebrating 100th Mission of...

COAL MINE

Coal Mine (1946)

Miners arriving to work in new Calverton Colliery.

OPENING OF NEW CALVERTON COLLIERY

Opening Of New Calverton Colliery (1946)

Opening of the new Calverton Colliery in Nottinghamshire.

CRASHED AIRCRAFT RESCUE DRILL

Crashed Aircraft Rescue Drill (1946)

Demonstration of rescue strategies on crashed Lancaster bomber....

GIANT AIR SEARCH ANSWERS S.O.S. FROM WEATHER 'PLANE

Giant Air Search Answers S.O.S. From Weather 'plane (1949)

Lancaster aircraft flying over sea,...

UN DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE

UN Disarmament Conference (1957)

Foreign Secretary Mr Selwyn Lloyd opens the UN Disarmament Conference...

THE NORTH POLE PLANE

The North Pole Plane (1945)

A crowd of sightseers gather to see the North Pole plane.

GOODBYE TO THE LANCASTER

Goodbye To The Lancaster (1956)

The last of the Avro Lancaster bombers flies from a Cornish airfield to...

THE STUDENT'S DALEK aka ROBOT BOOK SELLER

The Student's Dalek AKA Robot Book Seller (1964)

An item about a remote controlled robot used to...

MASSED AND MIXED

Massed And Mixed (1932)

Formation marching and simple gymnastics from men and women.

"The King's Own" (1932)

Troops of the King's Own Royal Regiment - the Lancasters - parade with...

LANCASTER'S NEW RESERVOIR

Lancaster's New Reservoir (1935)

Prince George, Duke of Kent, opens Langthwaite reservoir in Lancaster,...

POINT OF AYRE

Point Of Ayre (1937)

Mail steamer 'Duke of Lancaster' run ashore in fog.

ARTFUL ARCHERY

Artful Archery (1937)

Women's archery competition in America, plus demonstration of trick archery...

R.A.F. THUNDERBOLT RAIDS - SPECIAL

R.A.F. Thunderbolt Raids - Special (1943)

Royal Air Force bombs Cologne in Thunderbolt raids.

SICILY: ZERO HOUR

Sicily: Zero Hour (1943)

Last preparations for the invasion of Sicily.

MILAN GETS IT AGAIN

Milan Gets It Again (1943)

RAF Lancasters raid Milan at night.

COLOGNE CAPTURED

Cologne Captured (1945)

Allied troops enter Cologne, Germany.

THE LAST BOMBING PICTURES FROM EUROPE ?

The Last Bombing Pictures From Europe ? (1945)

No more bombs will fall on Europe.

"Aries" - The North Pole Plane (1945)

New British Lancaster plane 'Aries' tests its North Pole...

THE LONGEST FLIGHT EVER

The Longest Flight Ever (1927)

Intrepid lady aviator begins long distance flight from Croydon.

MAGDEBURG BLITZED

Magdeburg Blitzed (1944)

Allied bombers drop over 2000 tons of bombs on Magdeburg in 34 minutes....

LIMOCOS RAID PROVIDES THE aka LIMOGES RAID PROVIDES THE CONTRAST

Limocos Raid Provides The AKA Limoges Raid Provides The Contrast (1944)

Aerial bombing of...

COUNCIL OF EUROPE TAKES SHAPE

Council Of Europe Takes Shape (1949)

European Foreign Ministers meet in London to discuss the Atlantic...

MID-AIR REFUELLED JET METEOR FIGHTER BREAKS RECORD

Mid-Air Refuelled Jet Meteor Fighter Breaks Record (1949)

New refuelling methods allow a Meteor...

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - BIG THREE CONFERENCE

People In The News - Big Three Conference (1950)

Schumann Plan is discussed at Big Three Conference...

CYPRUS PEACE IN SIGHT

Cyprus Peace In Sight (1959)

Archbishop Makarios arrives in London and attends Cyprus peace talks.