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THE ROCKET 'PLANE COMING?

The Rocket 'plane Coming? (1932)

A new rocket device which comes gently back to Earth is tested in...

LONG DISTANCE GLIDING RECORD

Long Distance Gliding Record (1932)

Man launches glider of the top of a mountain to win a long...

A NEW WORLD'S RECORD

A New World's Record (1932)

Australians show of a new design of deep sea diving suit in Sydney Harbour ...

"More Wonderful Than Ever ... Amy" (1932)

Aviator Amy Johnson receives a rapturous welcome on return...

YOUNGEST AIR TRAVELLER?

Youngest Air Traveller? (1932)

A two year old boy arrives at Croydon with his father after flight from...

SEA SICKNESS ABOLISHED!

Sea Sickness Abolished! (1932)

An Italian liner shows off a new stabilising device to cut down on sea...

AVIATION'S PIONEERS

Aviation's Pioneers (1932)

A monument is unveiled to the Wright Brothers on the site of their early...

 

 

WONDERFUL AMY ...

Wonderful Amy ... (1932)

Female aviator Amy Johnson breaks record for flight to Cape Town - set by her...

WILD MAN! ... FILMED FOR THE FIRST TIME

Wild Man! ... Filmed For The First Time (1932)

Good footage of aboriginal people in the Central...

THE GLOBE CIRCLED BY AIR!

The Globe Circled By Air! (1930)

Charles Kingsford-Smith and his crew prepare in Ireland for an...

SALVING THE

Salving The "Hindenburg" AKA Salving The Hindenberg (1930)

An attempt is made to salvage the...

BY ELECTRIC TO BRIGHTON - Sound Version

By Electric To Brighton - Sound Version (1933)

The newly electrified railway line from London to...

"The Two Man Submarine" (1933)

Dr William Beebe shows off his new two man submarine off America.

OLD ROAR GILL

Old Roar Gill (1933)

Hastings Corporation preserve and area of natural beauty for the local people.

AU REVOIR & GOOD LUCK!

Au Revoir & Good Luck! (1933)

Sir Malcolm Campbell's car - Bluebird is loaded onto a ship for its...

AIR-MINDED RAMSGATE! aka AIR - MINDED RAMS GATE

Air-Minded Ramsgate! AKA Air - Minded Rams Gate (1933)

Councillors from Ramsgate inaugurate a...

IT'S MID-WINTER IN MIAMI

It's Mid-Winter In Miami (1933)

Mid winter sailing regatta looks beautiful in the Florida sun.

BRAVO - GAYFORD! BRAVO - NICHOLETTS! BRAVO - THE RAF!

Bravo - Gayford! Bravo - Nicholetts! Bravo - The Raf! (1933)

Reports have come in the Gayford and...

EVEREST AIR EXPEDITION

Everest Air Expedition (1933)

British team set off from Heston to fly over Mt. Everest.

"His Ain Folk" (1933)

Pilots who flew over Everest return to their Scottish homes.

NOW LET'S GIVE OURSELVES A PAT ON THE BACK!

Now Let's Give Ourselves A Pat On The Back! (1933)

Good shots of The Royal Scot steam train on tour...

AIRSHIP OVER

Airship Over "The Eternal City"! (1933)

The airship - Graf Zeppelin - pays a quick visit to Rome.

FIRST

First "Formation" Atlantic Flight (1930)

Italian airmen, led by Marshal Balbo, start on their flight...

"Welcome Home Charlie" - Sound Version (1931)

Charlie Chaplin is welcomed back in London. He arrives...

NIAGARA CONQUERED IN A BARREL!

Niagara Conquered In A Barrel! (1930)

William 'Red' Hill rides the rapids near Niagara in a barrel.

THE GREAT ADVENTURE

The Great Adventure (1930)

Aviator Charles Kingsford-Smith and his crew prepare to fly across the...

BACK FROM THE SOUTH POLE

Back From The South Pole (1930)

American explorer Admiral Richard Byrd gets a great welcome on return...

SO THIS IS LONDON!

So This Is London! (1930)

Nice aerial views over 1930's London - good shots of various Landmarks.

"Why Not St. Paul's?" (1930)

Shots of the exterior of Notre Dame Cathedral at night illuminated by...

THE ATLANTIC FLOWN AGAIN!

The Atlantic Flown Again! (1930)

Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and his crew land in New York after flying...

GERMANY TO AMERICA BY FLYING BOAT!

Germany To America By Flying Boat! (1930)

Captain Von Gronau and his crew have flown across the...

ATLANTIC FLOWN AGAIN!

Atlantic Flown Again! (1930)

Costes and Bellonte set off from Paris on their record breaking flight to...

THE

The "Hindenburg's" Last Voyage (1930)

The German warship Hindenburg is finally salvaged and towed to...

TO AFRICA AND BACK IN 2 DAYS!

To Africa And Back In 2 Days! (1930)

Pilot Charles Barnard flies to Morocco and back in record time.

ROME - AMSTERDAM - LONDONDERRY - ICELAND - MONTREAL - CHICAGO!

Rome - Amsterdam - Londonderry - Iceland - Montreal - Chicago! (1933)

Italian aviator Marshal...

"Amy And Jim" On Broadway. (1933)

Aviation's first couple - Amy Johnson & Jim Mollison - receive great...

FRANCE CAPTURES LONG DISTANCE AIR RECORD FROM GREAT BRITAIN!

France Captures Long Distance Air Record From Great Britain! (1933)

Codos and Rossi, French...

ROUND THE WORLD IN 186 HOURS!

Round The World In 186 Hours! (1933)

Wiley Post comes in to land in New York after his record breaking...

AMY AND JIM IN AMERICA

Amy And Jim In America (1933)

Amy Johnson and Jim Mollison speak to cameras after a rough landing in...

NEW YORK'S GREAT RECEPTION TO ITALIAN AIRMEN! aka N.Y'S RECEPTION

New York's Great Reception To Italian Airmen! AKA N.Y's Reception (1933)

General Balbo and his...

IN A SUMMER FOG

In A Summer Fog (1933)

Shots of the French liner ship 'Nicholas Paquet' after it had sunk off Tangiers.

ROUND THE WORLD IN 6 DAYS?

Round The World In 6 Days? (1933)

Wiley Post sets off to fly to Berlin and then on around the world.

FATE WAS NOT SO KIND

Fate Was Not So Kind (1933)

Two Lithuanian pilots set off on flight - they don't make it.

BLAZING THE TRAIL AGAIN!

Blazing The Trail Again! (1933)

Colonel Lindbergh sets off on a surveying flight across the North...

THE STORY IS ENDED!

The Story Is Ended! (1933)

The German war cruiser 'Von der Tann' is towed - upside down - to the scrap...

EXPRESS TRAIN SMASH

Express Train Smash (1933)

London-Edinburgh express train hits a goods train - thankfully not many...

WONDERS WILL NEVER CEASE ... ESPECIALLY IN AVIATION!

Wonders Will Never Cease ... Especially In Aviation! (1933)

Footage of aviator Jimmy Mattern and...

KING FEISAL

King Feisal (1933)

King Feisal of Iraq visits HMS Renown in port at Torquay.

6,500 CHILDREN

6,500 Children (1933)

Children from Coventry pay a visit to Portsmouth to be shown the Naval sights.

A 100 MILE

A 100 Mile "Hike" (1933)

Soldiers of the 12th Infantry Brigade marching from Dover to Arundel - partly...