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"It Won't Burn" AKA It Wont Burn (1933)

Inventor Major Robert Van Rolleghem demonstrates his plane...

HUNTING - AGAIN!

Hunting - Again! (1933)

Speeches are made before the start of a fox hunt in Hambledon, Hampshire.

MOBILE TELEPHONE EXCHANGE

Mobile Telephone Exchange (1938)

Postmaster General inaugurates first mobile telephone exchange,...

Selected Originals - THE AINTREE STORY

Selected Originals - The Aintree Story (1969)

Material relating to newsreel story THE AINTREE STORY...

THE FIREFIGHTER'S PROGRESS

The Firefighter's Progress (1936)

Modern fire engine is contrasted with old fashioned fire fighting...

ATOMIC STATION PRODUCES URANIUM

Atomic Station Produces Uranium (1957)

New spherical reactor, Maj Gen Joslin with Engineer Mr...

GREAT UNIVERSE

Great Universe (1945)

Great film about the solar system - nice animations - Russian titles and...

 

 

PICK-A-BACK PLANE

Pick-A-Back Plane (1938)

A small seaplane takes off from the roof of a large flying boat.

POSTMASTER GENERAL VISITS TV STUDIOS

Postmaster General Visits Tv Studios (1938)

Postmaster General Major Tryon arrives at Alexandra...

SEA! SEA! THOU MIGHTY MONSTER aka HAVOC OF THE GREAT GALE

Sea! Sea! Thou Mighty Monster AKA Havoc Of The Great Gale (1929)

The treacherously rough seas...

HUSH HUSH CAR

Hush Hush Car (1926)

Slow motion shots of Major Segrave's super fast racing car driving on a beach.

OUR DOGS

Our Dogs (1933)

The Elkhound is the breed featured in this film. Recommended as pets by Major Dawson.

ANIMAL ORPHANS

Animal Orphans (1956)

Rhodesian game-warden's family keep baby animals at home until they are old enough.

NEWS FROM USA - MAJOR SIMONS LANDS

News From USA - Major Simons Lands (1957)

Major David Simons lands safely after rising higher then...

ALDERSHOT - ATOMIC REHEARSAL FOR DOCTORS

Aldershot - Atomic Rehearsal For Doctors (1955)

Unit instructors demonstrate first aid for victims...

PIPE LAYER

Pipe Layer (1968)

The "Badger Major" - new machine that digs ditches and lays pipes in them automatically....

RAINMAKER

Rainmaker (1949)

Crop sprinkling machine which creates a rain effect.

ROYAL SIGNALS

Royal Signals (1953)

Major General C M F White inspects Royal Signals at Stornoway Barracks, Lemgo...

WINTER SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS HAS SPACE GUEST

Winter School For Students Has Space Guest (1964)

Students from all around the world go to Russian...

MAJOR GENERAL FIELDING

Major General Fielding (1914-1918)

Major General Fielding inspects London Volunteers on a muddy parade...

TRAINING DOGS AND HORSES - REEL 1

Training Dogs And Horses - Reel 1 (1952)

Horses and dogs trained at Royal Army Veterinary Corps...

BIGGEST BOMBER TEST FLIGHT aka WORLD'S BIGGEST PLANE

Biggest Bomber Test Flight AKA World's Biggest Plane (1941)

The huge 82 ton B.19 bomber is tested...

NIAGARA FALLS

Niagara Falls (1949)

Major Lloyd Hill breaks his leg after trying to ride the rapids in his metal covered...

MAJOR GENERAL BRANCKER aka AN AEROPLANE CHRISTENING

Major General Brancker AKA An Aeroplane Christening (1922)

Major General Brancker christening...

NEWS IN FLASHES - LONDON AWARDS TO US AIRMEN

News In Flashes - London Awards To Us Airmen (1953)

Five US airmen receive medals for rescue work...

RACING NEWS aka FRANCESAL SOLD

Racing News AKA Francesal Sold (1954)

Horses involved in Bath 'ringer' case auctioned and ban imposed...

NINETEEN MILE UP BY BALLOON

Nineteen Mile Up By Balloon (1957)

US Army doctor Davis Simons reaches a record altitude in a balloon.

PARACHUTE JUMPING

Parachute Jumping (1968)

Red Devils take part in army parachute championships.

Selected originals - ASTRONAUTS TO MOON

Selected Originals - Astronauts To Moon (1969)

Material relating to newsreel story ASTRONAUTS TO...

TO BREAK WORLD'S SPEED RECORD

To Break World's Speed Record (1929)

Major Segrave arrives in New York to attempt to drive 'Golden...

WARTIME BOMBS FOUND ON SOUTH DOWNS

Wartime Bombs Found On South Downs (1960)

Bombs dropped during the war are found on the South Downs.

 COSMONAUTS ARRIVE IN MOSCOW

Cosmonauts Arrive In Moscow (1962)

Cosmonauts arrive in Moscow & are welcomed by their families,...

 KHRUSCHEV TALKS TO NIKOLAYEV IN SPACE

Khruschev Talks To Nikolayev In Space (1962)

The Soviet Leader talks to Cosmonaut Andryan...

'IONOCRAFT' MODEL DEMONSTRATION

'ionocraft' Model Demonstration (1964)

Inventor, Major Alexander de Seversky shows model of a new...

 X-15 BREAKS WORLD RECORD AT SPEED OF 2,905 MPH

X-15 Breaks World Record At Speed Of 2,905 Mph (1961)

The rocket plane X15 smashes the World air...

GEMINI 10 SPACE LINK UP GEMINI X Cuts

Gemini 10 Space Link Up Gemini X Cuts (1966)

Outer space scenes and the Gemini capsule brings the...

US ARMY BOMBERS OVER NEW YORK LNER

Us Army Bombers Over New York Lner (1938)

US Army planes fly over New York in an inspection of the...

FAIRYLAND? PRINT

Fairyland? Print (1926)

Aerial shots of clouds and fields.

FLYING INTO THE NEWS

Flying Into The News (1946)

Delegates return from India, helicopter sprays crops, and airmen rehearse...

OUR DOGS NO. 1

Our Dogs No. 1 (1933)

Lovely fluffy white Samoyed dogs are paraded for the camera.

THOROUGHBRED SALE

Thoroughbred Sale (1956)

Big sums of money change hands at Tattersall thoroughbred sales.

10 YEARS OF JETS

10 Years Of Jets (1951)

Sir Frank Whittle is honoured at dinner to celebrate 10 years of the jet plane....

TRUMAN SEES US FLOODS

Truman Sees Us Floods (1951)

President Truman takes a flying visit to Kansas to see the damage caused...

GRAVITY GOES UP!

Gravity Goes Up! (1959)

Selection of US astronauts and a taste of life without gravity in a test plane.

LION CUBS JOIN GUARDS

Lion Cubs Join Guards (1963)

Two lion cubs are new mascots of the Second Battalion Scots Guards. Kenya....

ASTRONAUTS TO MOON

Astronauts To Moon (1969)

Good footage of astronauts being picked up by US carrier after orbit of the...

Selected originals - ASTRONAUTS TO MOON

Selected Originals - Astronauts To Moon (1969)

Material relating to newsreel story ASTRONAUTS TO...

THE AINTREE STORY

The Aintree Story (1969)

Good colour footage of Aintree race course in the run-up to the Grand National.

MAJOR COOPER'S 22 ORBITS ROUND THE EARTH

Major Cooper's 22 Orbits Round The Earth (1963)

American astronaut Gordon Cooper getting ready for...

 RECORD FLIGHT ACROSS USA

Record Flight Across USA (1955)

Air speed record broken from LA to New York by Thunderstreak F48...