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RAF BEST DAY OF THE WAR

RAF Best Day Of The War (1939)

Footage of the wreckage of a German Dornier bomber in French field.

RAF'S LONGEST WAR FLIGHT

RAF's Longest War Flight (1940)

Royal Air Force fly out to drop leaflets over Poland.

RAF PLANE LOSES ITS WAY!

RAF Plane Loses Its Way! (1940)

An RAF bomber that had mistakenly landed behind German lines returns...

RAF'S GREATEST BOMBING RAID

RAF's Greatest Bombing Raid (1940)

R.A.F. set off for bombing raid on the Isle of Sylt.

RAF HEROES OF THE SYLT RAID

RAF Heroes Of The Sylt Raid (1940)

Various shots of bomber crews after returning from raid over Isle...

RAF's GOOD BAG

RAF's Good Bag (1940)

Four young fighter pilots receive a telegraph congratulating them on recent...

AIR MINISTER WITH THE RAF

Air Minister With The RAF (1940)

Air Minister Kingsley Wood inspects men of the RAF as they train for...

 

 

NEWS FROM FRANCE

News From France (1940)

Neutral pressmen visit an RAF station in France while Belgian troops prepare...

BLAZING THE AIR TRAIL

Blazing The Air Trail (1926)

R.A.F. Detachment complete Egypt to South Africa flight.

RAF CLAY PIGEON SHOOTING

RAF Clay Pigeon Shooting (1940)

RAF machine gunners train by firing at clay pigeons from a mock up...

LOW BOMBING THRILLS

Low Bombing Thrills (1926)

R.A.F. pilots in bomber planes demonstrate marksmanship with smoke bombs.

LIKE SOLDIERS IN THE SKY long version

Like Soldiers In The Sky Long Version (1926)

Bombing Squadron demonstrate formation flying at Royal...

WITH THE AIR FORCE

With The Air Force (1940)

Men of the RAF load up with bombs to drop over Germany.

RAF RECRUITS

RAF Recruits (1940)

Good shots of Royal Air Force recruits at a training camp.

WHERE THE RAF HAVE STRUCK

Where The RAF Have Struck (1940)

Good shots of pins being pushed into a map in the Air Ministry to show...

WITH THE AIR FORCE

With The Air Force (1940)

Great story about the return of bomber crews from bombing targets in Berlin.

AMERICAN SQUADRON WITH THE RAF

American Squadron With The RAF (1940)

The Eagle Squadron - made up of American volunteers - train to...

BOMBERS AND GUNNERS IN THE MAKING

Bombers And Gunners In The Making (1940)

Bomb aimers and plane gunners get training in the use of...

ITALIAN RAIDERS HURRICANED!

Italian Raiders Hurricaned! (1940)

RAF men celebrate a successful attack on Italian raiders over the...

MARSHAL OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE - SIR CYRIL NEWALL

Marshal Of The Royal Air Force - Sir Cyril Newall (1940)

Marshal of the RAF, Sir Cyril Newall is...

TRAINED IN CANADA

Trained In Canada (1940)

Commonwealth airmen trained in Canada arrive to England.

AIR CREW IN TRAINING

Air Crew In Training (1940)

Air crew training somewhere in Britain.

ONE MINUTE NEWS

One Minute News (1949)

The Schoolboys' Own Exhibition in London and an Alsatian cares for a lion cub.

JET MEN GO TO WORLD'S FASTEST SCHOOL

Jet Men Go To World's Fastest School (1949)

Good story about the training of pilots to fly the...

THEY FOLLOWED THE FEW

They Followed The Few (1949)

A large ceremony is held in Germany to remember 70 airmen who died in...

HORSHAM ST. FAITH

Horsham St. Faith (1949)

Prime Minister Attlee inspects an RAF station in Sussex.

BRITAIN STEPS UP AIRLIFT

Britain Steps Up Airlift (1948)

Britain increases air supply of Berlin.

ROYAL AIR FORCE RECRUITS WANTED

Royal Air Force Recruits Wanted (1938)

Sir Kingsley Wood appeals for 31,000 new recruits to the RAF.

GATWICK AIR DISPLAY

Gatwick Air Display (1938)

Air display by the RAF and fliers from six different countries at Gatwick...

ALDERSHOT aka COMBINED FORCES GYMNASTICS

Aldershot AKA Combined Forces Gymnastics (1952)

The Combined Services Display team practise their...

Selected Originals - AIR NEWS - R.A.F. REGT. SPEED UP AIRFIELD DEFENCE

Selected Originals - Air News - R.A.F. Regt. Speed Up Airfield Defence (1952)

Material...

16 DIE IN R.A.F. CRASH

16 Die In R.A.F. Crash (1954)

Shots of the wreckage of a plane which crashed killing 17 members of the...

AIRBORNE MEN GET 'STAND BY'

Airborne Men Get 'stand By' (1951)

Paratroops of 16th Independent Airborne Brigade refresh their...

CRANWELL

Cranwell (1951)

Princess Elizabeth at RAF Passing Out Parade in Lincolnshire.

VULCANS IN SERVICE

Vulcans In Service (1957)

The first four-jet bomber in the world, goes into service with the RAF.

RAF REGIMENT - TRAILER

RAF Regiment - Trailer (1950)

Trailer calling for people to join the RAF regiment.

MISSILE PREPARED

Missile Prepared (1958)

A 'Thor' intermediate range ballistic missile is shown at it's launch base in...

R.A.F. CADETS MAKING MODELS issue title - YOUTH WILL OUT

R.A.F. Cadets Making Models Issue Title - Youth Will Out (1940)

R.A.F. cadets make models of...

YOUTH issue title - FIGHTING FIT

Youth Issue Title - Fighting Fit (1942)

Men of the Royal Air Force training scheme exercise on a...

PROPELLERS  issue title is ACCOUNT RENDERED

Propellers Issue Title Is Account Rendered (1942)

Hurricane aeroplanes having their propellers...

R.A.F. REMEMBRANCE

R.A.F. Remembrance (1955)

Ceremony in the Channel commemorates the wartime dead of Air-Sea rescue.

DUKE OF EDINBURGH UNVEILS RAF MEMORIAL

Duke Of Edinburgh Unveils RAF Memorial (1955)

In York, Duke of Edinburgh unveils RAF Memorial.

AEROBATICS JET STYLE

Aerobatics Jet Style (1964)

THE RAF Red Pelicans team perform aerial acrobatics with their Jet Provost...

NEW STYLE AIR-SEA RESCUE

New Style Air-Sea Rescue (1964)

RAF Helicopters show off their rescue skills in demonstration in Kent.

R.A.F. DOGS'  NEW HOME

R.A.F. Dogs' New Home (1963)

R.A.F. police dogs move to their new home in Debden, Essex.

THIS CONCORD FLIES NOW

This Concord Flies Now (1966)

Tests on scale model of Concord at RAF base in Bedford.

BIRD CALLS SAVE JETS

Bird Calls Save Jets (1966)

Keeping the birds off runways with loud speakers.

AIR-SEA RESCUE

Air-Sea Rescue (1967)

Air-sea rescue demonstration by RAF off Plymouth, Devon.

HERCULES FOR RAF

Hercules For RAF (1967)

RAF Lyneham receives Hercules transport planes. Wiltshire.

PARASCENDING

Parascending (1968)

RAF men demonstrate parascending at Barkstone Aerodrome, Leicestershire.