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NEW ALL BRITISH SPEED CAR

New All British Speed Car (1924)

A look at a futuristic new type of racing car.

NEW A.K.C. CINEMA AT DETMOLD

New A.K.C. Cinema At Detmold (1950-1959)

Lady Napier cutting the tape outside Napier cinema, soldiers...

"The New-Old Blue Bird" AKA Bluebird (1931)

Malcolm Campbell looks at his rebuilt car and talks off...

LINER AFTER COLLISION IN IRISH SEA

Liner After Collision In Irish Sea (1935)

Pictures of the damage sustained by the "Napier Star" and...

IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED

If At First You Don't Succeed (1927)

Campbell breaks the land speed record in his Napier Bluebird.

BRITAIN'S NEW WONDER CAR

Britain's New Wonder Car (1928)

A brief glimpse of Captain Malcolm Campbell's 900 hp Napier-Campbell...

AIR BATTLE CRUISER

Air Battle Cruiser (1924)

Enormous battle cruiser aeroplane is seen in flight.

 

 

BRITAINS BID FOR SCHNEIDER CUP aka BRITAIN'S BID FOR SCHNEIDER CUP

Britains Bid For Schneider Cup AKA Britain's Bid For Schneider Cup (1925)

Captain Broad rides...

TROOPSHIPS OF THE AIR & CUTS

Troopships Of The Air & Cuts (1926)

Military aeroplanes being built for service in Iraq.

WHEN THE EARTH TREMBLED!

When The Earth Trembled! (1932)

Ruins of the New Zealand town of Napier following an earthquake.

TO BRING BACK THE SCHNEIDER CUP

To Bring Back The Schneider Cup (1927)

A seaplane, to compete in the Schneider Cup, is brought out...

JULES VERNE'S PROPHECY REALISED aka JULES VERNE'S PROPHELY

Jules Verne's Prophecy Realised AKA Jules Verne's Prophely (1925)

The Gloucester Napier number 3...

�30,000 WONDER SPEED BOAT

�30,000 Wonder Speed Boat (1930)

Betty Carstairs with her powerboat, Estelle.

GREECE ...

Greece ... "Buys British" (1931)

First fleet of Fairey Napier Seaplanes handed over to Greek...

WE WANT THOSE LONG DISTANCE FLIGHT RECORDS

We Want Those Long Distance Flight Records (1931)

Squadron Leader O R Gayford and Flight Lieutenant...

NEW ALL BRITISH SPEED CAR

New All British Speed Car (1926)

A look at the new all-British speed car by Napier-Cambell.

CAPTAIN COURTNEY'S ATLANTIC FLIGHT

Captain Courtney's Atlantic Flight (1927)

Captain Courtney sets off from Plymouth in his...

A MIRACLE OF SPEED DESIGN

A Miracle Of Speed Design (1927)

The Supermarine Napier on display in London.

BRITAIN'S NEW WONDER CAR

Britain's New Wonder Car (1928)

A brief glimpse of Captain Malcolm Campbell's 900 hp Napier-Campbell...

GOOD LUCK GO WITH YOU

Good Luck Go With You (1928)

Captain Malcolm Campbell's 'Bluebird' leaves Acton for Florida, to defend...

FOR WORLD'S AIR SPEED RECORD

For World's Air Speed Record (1928)

Flight Lt. Kinkead is seen with his seaplane, the Supermarine...

300 MILES AN HOUR?

300 Miles An Hour? (1928)

Flight Lieutenant Kinkead's RAF 'wonderplane' fails to take off in his bid to...

BRITISH WONDER WAR 'PLANE

British Wonder War 'plane (1928)

Huge British torpedo carrying plane is seen on test flights near Hull.

ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL

All's Well That Ends Well (1928)

Captain Courtney and the crew of the Dornier-Napier Whale seaplane are...

60 MILES AN HOUR

60 Miles An Hour (1928)

Miss Carstairs races across Lake Windermere in her Saunders-Napier motor boat...

THE BLUEBIRD

The Bluebird (1929)

Good footage of the Bluebird car, (the Napier-Arrol-Aster), in which Malcolm Campbell...

NON - STOP INDIA FLIGHT

Non - Stop India Flight (1929)

Squadron Leader Jones-Williams and Jenkins arrive back in England after...

FOR THE WELFARE OF THE MINERS

For The Welfare Of The Miners (1929)

Viscount Chelmsford inspect shower cubicles at Mainsforth...

LONDON AS AN AERODROME

London As An Aerodrome (1921)

The Vickers Viking amphibian aeroplane glides along the Thames and takes...

SUB 'THULE' COLLISION WITH TANKER

Sub 'thule' Collision With Tanker (1960)

The Royal Navy submarine 'HMS Thule' is damaged in a...

THE NEW

The New "Bluebird' Revealed (1932)

Sir Malcolm Campbell talks to Pathe about changes to his car to...

GALLANT ... SIR MALCOLM aka GALLANT SIR MALCOMB

Gallant ... Sir Malcolm AKA Gallant Sir Malcomb (1931)

Sir Malcolm Campbell introduces members of...

CAR RECORDS FOR BRITAIN

Car Records For Britain (1935)

John Cobb achieves 15 world records, driving continuously for 24 hours.

INTERNATIONAL 500-MILE RACE AT BROOKLANDS

International 500-Mile Race At Brooklands (1935)

John Cobb in Napier-Railton wins this year...

LIKE

Like "A Comet On Wheels" (1928)

Captain Malcolm Campbell's 'Bluebird' is wheeled onto Daytona Beach...

WOMAN'S SPEED BOAT CHALLENGE

Woman's Speed Boat Challenge (1928)

First pictures of Miss Carstairs' hitherto secret speedboats.

VINTAGE CAR RACE

Vintage Car Race (1967)

Vintage car race is won by S. F. Beer in a 1934 M.G. Silverstone,...

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

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

Reports have come in the Gayford and...

THE KING'S CUP on sleeve as THE KINGS CUP

The King's Cup On Sleeve As The Kings Cup (1926)

Captain Broad wins the King's Cup air race.

MINOR MAGIC

Minor Magic (1946)

Children perform tricks and are made junior members of Institute of Magicians. London....

UNVEILING OLYMPIC ROLL OF HONOUR

Unveiling Olympic Roll Of Honour (1950)

The International Olympic Committee unveils roll of honour...

MODERN TOWN RAISED FROM EARTHQUAKE DEVASTATION

Modern Town Raised From Earthquake Devastation (1964)

Modern town raised on rubble of 1931...

BY AIR TAXI OVER THE ALPS

By Air Taxi Over The Alps (1927)

A Vickers Viking amphibian aircraft lands at St. Moritz.

BRITONS ... BE PROUD

Britons ... Be Proud (1933)

British Pilots Gayford and Nicholetts break World Long Distance flight...

A GIANT AM I

A Giant Am I (1924)

Various shots of the Avro-Napier long-range Bomber and aerial views from the plane.

UNVEILING OLYMPIC ROLL OF HONOUR

Unveiling Olympic Roll Of Honour (1950)

The unveiling of the Olympic roll of honour at Wembley,...

RAIN ... THE SPOIL SPORT

Rain ... The Spoil Sport (1933)

Rain leads to the cancelling of an army review and spoils RAF Pageant.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL BUOYS TRANSPORTED FROM CHEPSTOW TO NEWPORT, LADIES FIGURE...

News In A Nutshell Buoys Transported From Chepstow To Newport, Ladies Figure... (1937)

Roundup...

STARS PLAY HOST TO PUBLIC

Stars Play Host To Public (1949)

Film and theatre stars host a charity garden party in Roehampton.

THE CONQUEST OF THE AIR reel 3

The Conquest Of The Air Reel 3 (1931)

Great documentary tracing the history of aviation.