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SUBMARINE

Submarine (1914-1918)

Submarine moving along surface of sea.

FRESH WATER FROM THE SEA

Fresh Water From The Sea (1943)

Sea water sterilised and ready for drinking in seconds.

LANDSHIPS AT PRACTICE

Landships At Practice (1939)

Footage of new British tanks being tested in wet and muddy conditions.

TRANS WORLD AIRLINER

Trans World Airliner (1940-1949)

TWA plane taking off, in flight and landing.

SUBMARINES 46 & 177

Submarines 46 & 177 (1914-1918)

Submarine footage.

INVASION EXERCISES BY BRITISH TROOPS

Invasion Exercises By British Troops (1941)

British troops scale cliffs and charge barbed wire...

YOUR WASTE PAPER - WHAT BECOMES OF IT aka YOU'RE WASTE PAPER TRAILER ?

Your Waste Paper - What Becomes Of It AKA You're Waste Paper Trailer ? (1941)

A look at how...

 

 

HORSES FOR FRANCE

Horses For France (1940)

English horses are checked over by French vets before being shipped to France.

BINOCULARS WANTED

Binoculars Wanted (1940)

Government appeal for binoculars to be used by British troops in the war.

WOUNDED HORSES RECOVER - EX-CAVALRY HORSES EXERCISING

Wounded Horses Recover - Ex-Cavalry Horses Exercising (1916)

Horses wounded in WW1 battles run...

ROVER JET CAR

Rover Jet Car (1963)

A new Rover car is flown out for tests and to be checked by the press.

ARTILLERY MARCH IN HYDE PARK aka ARTILLERY IN HYDE PARK

Artillery March In Hyde Park AKA Artillery In Hyde Park (1914-1918)

Artillery in Hyde Park; marching...

Invention for Safe guarding Gunners

Invention For Safe Guarding Gunners (1914-1918)

Footage of new machine gun with periscope attached.

REAL DOGS OF WAR - FRENCH ARMY DOGS

Real Dogs Of War - French Army Dogs (1914-1918)

Military exercise with army dogs. France.

DESTROYERS OF THE AIR

Destroyers Of The Air (1914-1918)

American seaplane during takeoff and flight.

COLONIAL TROOPS

Colonial Troops (1914-1918)

Cavalry being trained, probably from Australia or New Zealand.

SOLDIERS WITH DONKEYS IN MOUNTAINS

Soldiers With Donkeys In Mountains (1914-1918)

Soldiers walking mountainside using donkeys to carry...

RUSSIAN GUNS FIRING

Russian Guns Firing (1914-1918)

Russian artillery team loading and firing field guns on front, WW1.

UNDER THE REPARATIONS ACT aka UNDER PREPARATIONS ACT

Under The Reparations Act AKA Under Preparations Act (1931)

A large seaplane is being built by...

WORLD'S TRACTOR TRIALS

World's Tractor Trials (1930)

Various methods of ploughing a straight furrow are tested out in a...

EYES ON THE SKIES!

Eyes On The Skies! (1940)

Good footage of men of the Observer Corps working at their posts.

DIVING TO FAME!

Diving To Fame! (1940)

Slow motion shots of men diving into a swimming pool.

BOMBS, BOMBS, BEAUTIFUL BOMBS!

Bombs, Bombs, Beautiful Bombs! (1940)

Good footage of bombs being manufactured as part of South...

U.S. ACTIVITIES ON MANY FRONTS - BUNA - NEW GUINEA

U.S. Activities On Many Fronts - Buna - New Guinea (1943)

American troops fighting Japanese in...

U.S. ACTIVITIES ON MANY FRONTS - KISKA ALEUTIANS

U.S. Activities On Many Fronts - Kiska Aleutians (1943)

American planes bombing Kiska at Aleutian...

ANTI-MINE WELLINGTONS

Anti-Mine Wellingtons (1943)

Wellington bombers fitted with devices which can explode sea bombs from...

INVISIBLE HOME GUARD

Invisible Home Guard (1943)

Home Guard camouflage demonstration.

U-BOAT KILLER

U-Boat Killer (1943)

Trials are made to use Sikorsky helicopters as U-boat killers.

HURRI-BOMBER

Hurri-Bomber (1941)

The new Hurricane fighter bombers, known as Hurri-bombers, give demonstration.

RADAR Beware - other items share this title

Radar Beware - Other Items Share This Title (1945)

Radar is used to find and blast U-boats in South...

SKY ARMADAS

Sky Armadas (1945)

Intensified air raids on Germany.

FLAK AND FLAME OVER PHILIPPINES

Flak And Flame Over Philippines (1945)

American planes raid Negros Islands in the Philippines.

BONN

Bonn (1945)

Allied troops entering Bonn.

TEN TON TESS

Ten Ton Tess (1945)

A new massive bombs 'Ten Ton Tess' used for raid on Bielefeld viaduct, Germany.

REMAGEN BRIDGE DESTROYED

Remagen Bridge Destroyed (1945)

Remagen bridge over river Rhine destroyed.

RED DEVILS REVISIT ARNHEM

Red Devils Revisit Arnhem (1945)

Men of the First Airborne Division return to Arnhem.

ARTIFICIAL ARMS

Artificial Arms (1921)

An item about the versatility and mobility of artificial arms at Blackrock Special...

MOVIES ABOVE THE CLOUDS

Movies Above The Clouds (1925)

First aerial cinema - films are projected from inside the aeroplane onto...

BIGGER BIGGER BIGGER

Bigger Bigger Bigger (1944)

An item showing how bombs have gradually got bigger, includes aerial...

REAL EGGS BEFORE AND AFTER

Real Eggs Before And After (1944)

Eggs are turned into dried powder form at a factory.

MATTERS OF THE MOMENT - TO THE MOTORIST

Matters Of The Moment - To The Motorist (1939)

A new head-lamp attachment for cars is demonstrated.

FIRST MILITIAMEN IN FRANCE

First Militiamen In France (1940)

British troops march through the snow singing 'Roll Out The Barrel'.

ANTI-TANK RIFLE PRACTISE

Anti-Tank Rifle Practise (1940)

British soldiers test a new gun on a rifle range in France.

WINTER WOOLLIES IN LONDON

Winter Woollies In London (1940)

Sheep grazing London parks are sheared for their wool.

EVACUEES aka EVACUEES - SHEEP

Evacuees AKA Evacuees - Sheep (1940)

Sheep are evacuated from the South East to safer pastures.

DO YOU CARRY YOUR GAS MASK ?

Do You Carry Your Gas Mask ? (1940)

Good home front film encouraging people to carry their gas masks...

OVER THE TOP FOR THE LAST aka PRESENTATION ARMY TANK

Over The Top For The Last AKA Presentation Army Tank (1919)

A First World war tank making it's...

BLACK OUT IDEAS issue title - BLACK AND BLUE

Black Out Ideas Issue Title - Black And Blue (1939)

Footage of new inventions including bumper that...

BATTERIES issue title - LET'S SEE

Batteries Issue Title - Let's See (1940)

Item showing how batteries work and how to make your own.

DUSTBINS issue title - GOING PLACES

Dustbins Issue Title - Going Places (1941)

A dustbin lid is adapted to put out firebombs with sand.