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ALL BRITISH HYDRO GLIDER

All British Hydro Glider (1931)

New design of of motorboat with propellor to push it across the water.

STRETCHING HER SAILS

Stretching Her Sails (1934)

"The Endeavour" - America's Cup Challenger yacht is having her first sail -...

THE COMPLETE INVADER

The Complete Invader (1966)

Assault landing ship - the complete invader presented at Solent.

GLASS FIBRE BOAT aka HARGRAVE 64 - ALL-GLASS FIBRE FISHING BOAT

Glass Fibre Boat AKA Hargrave 64 - All-Glass Fibre Fishing Boat (1968)

New fibre glass motor...

SOUTHAMPTON

Southampton (1936)

New launches demonstrated on the Solent. The boats may have royal connections.

WINDMILL SQUADRON

Windmill Squadron (1958)

Planes named after some of the Windmill Girls are christened with champagne and...

THE KING'S CUP

The King's Cup (1924)

Mr. A. J. Cobham wins King's Cup for flying around Britain.

 

 

START OF AIR FLIGHT TO KING'S CUP

Start Of Air Flight To King's Cup (1924)

Alan Cobham, winner of the King's Cup, seen with his...

SOUTHSEA - RYDE SWIM

Southsea - Ryde Swim (1938)

Cecil Dean wins a swimming race across the Solent from Southsea to Ryde.

RYDE-TO-SOUTHSEA SWIM

Ryde-To-Southsea Swim (1939)

Footage of the Ryde to Southsea Swim across Solent.

NEW FLYING BOAT

New Flying Boat (1952)

The first test flight of the Saunders-Roe "Princess" a massive flying boat.

QUEEN VISITS NAVAL AIR COMMAND

Queen Visits Naval Air Command (1952)

Queen Elizabeth II visits Naval Flyers - the Fleet Air Arm.

COWES - FREAK YACHT SETS SAIL aka NEW YACHT SETS SAIL

Cowes - Freak Yacht Sets Sail AKA New Yacht Sets Sail (1954)

A new, three-hulled, four-masted...

ENGLISH CHANNEL SHIPS CRASH HEAD ON

English Channel Ships Crash Head On (1960)

Item showing cargo ship "Santa Alicia" and oil tanker...

LIFEBOATS aka LIFEBOATMEN

Lifeboats AKA Lifeboatmen (1948)

Launching lifeboat at Walmer in Kent and new type of parachute...

JET GUNBOAT

Jet Gunboat (1948)

Royal Navy's first gas turbine ship - MG 2009 - is tested on Solent.

NEEDLES LIGHTHOUSE

Needles Lighthouse (1948)

A look at the three lighthouse keepers on the Needles lighthouse off the Isle...

NAVAL AIR CADETS

Naval Air Cadets (1953)

Naval air cadets train at Lee-on-Solent in Hampshire.

NAVAL SHIPS - PORTSMOUTH

Naval Ships - Portsmouth (1934)

The German warship Konigsberg is visited by British Admirals in...

ROYAL MAIL SHIP

Royal Mail Ship "Queen Elizabeth" AKA 'queen Elizabeth' Docking At Night (1948)

Night scenes...

 LEE-ON-SOLENT NAVAL DISPLAY

Lee-On-Solent Naval Display (1962)

Aviation veterans watch display by Royal Navy aeroplanes at...

ARMY TRANSPORT DISPLAY

Army Transport Display (1967)

British military equipment is exercised on Lee-on-Solent beach

FLEET AIR ARM

Fleet Air Arm (1962)

An item showing the Women's Army Band and an aeroplane launching exercise at an Air...

ARMY ON LAND, SEA AND AIR

Army On Land, Sea And Air (1967)

Army vehicles are demonstrated before an audience of military men.

FLYING GIANT LANDS ON THE THAMES

Flying Giant Lands On The Thames (1949)

A flying boat is landed on the River Thames.

NAVAL PILOT KILLED

Naval Pilot Killed (1958)

A Royal Naval pilot dies as his plane slides from the deck of an aircraft...

HOVERCRAFT RIDE GALE

Hovercraft Ride Gale (1964)

Westland Hovercraft are demonstrated in Lee On Solent.

HOVERCRAFT'S GREAT SHOW

Hovercraft's Great Show (1966)

Military hovercraft are put on display at show for foreign officers.

AIR SEA RESCUE LAUNCH

Air Sea Rescue Launch (1952)

New RAF air sea rescue boat being tested on Solent.

FLYING DISPLAY A RN AIR STATION

Flying Display A Rn Air Station (1950)

Air-sea rescue and fire fighting demonstration by RN Fleet Air...

NAVAL SURVIVAL aka SURVIVAL STORY

Naval Survival AKA Survival Story (1957)

Male and female Naval officers go on a training exercise to...

PORTSMOUTH - RYDE NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

Portsmouth - Ryde News In A Nutshell (1935)

Annual swimming race across the Solent for John Mortimer...

END OF 14,000 MILES FLIGHT & CUTS

End Of 14,000 Miles Flight & Cuts (1926)

Wing-Commander Pulford and his four seaplanes arrive home...

NEWS FLASHES - BOYD TROPHY AWARDED TO 802 AND 825 SQUADRONS

News Flashes - Boyd Trophy Awarded To 802 And 825 Squadrons (1953)

Men of the fleet air arm are...

EJECTOR SEAT GETS ROCKET

Ejector Seat Gets Rocket (1961)

A new design of aircraft ejector seat is tests in the Solent.

NAVAL AIR DISPLAY

Naval Air Display (1954)

Aircraft display by Royal Navy at Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire.

FLYING BOAT LANDS ON THAMES

Flying Boat Lands On Thames (1949)

Cuts from newsreel 49/37 - Flying Giant (boat) lands on River...

DISARMAMENT COMMISSION IN LONDON

Disarmament Commission In London (1950-1959)

Lloyd making opening speech to disarmament commission,...

WINDMILL GIRLS ADOPT SAILORS

Windmill Girls Adopt Sailors (1957)

Some of the Windmill Girls have fun on a day out with some...

SOUTHAMPTON TO GUERNSEY

Southampton To Guernsey (1930)

Views from a flying boat as it heads towards Guernsey.

POWERBOAT RACE

Powerboat Race (1964)

Speedboats race for the Beaverbrook Challenge Trophy.

CANAL CRUISE aka RIVER BOAT

Canal Cruise AKA River Boat (1957)

Starting from Oxford this shows a trip down the scenic canals of...