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PACUSAN DREAMBOAT ARRIVES IN CAIRO

Pacusan Dreamboat Arrives In Cairo (1946)

Footage of the aircraft 'Pacussan Dreamboat' arriving in...

TANKS FOR GREENLAND aka TESTING VEHICLES FOR GREENLAND

Tanks For Greenland AKA Testing Vehicles For Greenland (1940)

Rather surreal footage of "tanks"...

APOLLO AIRCRAFT

Apollo Aircraft (1949)

Shots of construction and testing of the Armstrong Whitworth Apollo airliner.

RUSSIAN DOG IN SPACE ORBIT

Russian Dog In Space Orbit (1957)

Russian dog circles Earth in satellite. Russia.

SCHOOLS EXPLORATION EXPEDITION

Schools Exploration Expedition (1950-1959)

School boys on expedition; tasting wine from palm trees,...

ONE MAN SUBMARINE ON SEA TRIALS

One Man Submarine On Sea Trials (1968)

Douglas Price tests his one man submarine at Brixham, Devon.

ICE YACHTING

Ice Yachting (1910-1919)

Footage of land yachts racing on beach.

 

 

LOWER KERR KNOTT - CLIMBING

Lower Kerr Knott - Climbing (1920-1929)

Two men climb up crevasse of Lower Kerr Knott.

MOUNTAINS

Mountains (1910-1920)

Volcanic activity, location unknown.

CHILDREN'S CINEMA aka CHILDREN'S MATINEE

Children's Cinema AKA Children's Matinee (1963)

Films made by children aided by the British film...

THE MATTERHORN

The Matterhorn (1965)

Climbers succumb to the lure of the Matterhorn - nice footage of walkers making the...

THE GLOBE CIRCLED BY AIR!

The Globe Circled By Air! (1930)

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

A HERO'S HOMECOMING

A Hero's Homecoming (1933)

Record breaking aviator Squadron Leader Gayford gets warm welcome in...

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

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

Italian aviator Marshal...

FATE WAS NOT SO KIND

Fate Was Not So Kind (1933)

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

PARIS WELCOMES HER AIR HEROES

Paris Welcomes Her Air Heroes (1933)

French aviators Codos and Rossi get great welcome on return to...

SMITHY - THE WORLD'S GREATEST AIRMAN!

Smithy - The World's Greatest Airman! (1933)

Tribute to airman Sir Charles Kingsford Smith.

TO THE FROZEN SOUTH

To The Frozen South (1934)

President of Royal Geographic Society says goodbye to latest Antarctic...

ONTARIO - BAGHDAD

Ontario - Baghdad (1934)

Canadian airmen come to London in their attempt to fly from Canada to Iraq.

RECORD HOLDERS HOME

Record Holders Home (1934)

Aviator C.W.A. Scott and his co-pilot Campbell Black return to England.

ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA AIR RACE Beware - other items share this title

England To Australia Air Race Beware - Other Items Share This Title (1934)

Aviator C.W.A....

GREAT SCOTT

Great Scott (1934)

Scott and Cambell Black win the England to Australia Air Race - Scott gives flying...

COLONEL FITZMAURICE TUNES UP

Colonel Fitzmaurice Tunes Up (1934)

Colonel Fitzmaurice testing 'Irish Swoop' before flight to...

FATIGUED BUT TRIUMPHANT

Fatigued But Triumphant (1934)

Scot and Black arrive to Melbourne as the winners of the England to...

DAMAGED POLAR SUBMARINE

Damaged Polar Submarine (1931)

Sir Hubert Wilkins and his damaged Sub 'Nautilus' arrive in Cork for...

ANTARCTIC RESCUE DASH

Antarctic Rescue Dash (1936)

The ship "Discovery II" leaves to search for airmen Lincoln Ellsworth and...

PLANES ROUND-THE-WORLD TRIP aka PLANES ROUND THE WORLD TRIP

Planes Round-The-World Trip AKA Planes Round The World Trip (1935)

Clyde Pangborn prepares for...

OFF TO THE ANTARCTIC aka OFF TO THE ANTARTIC

Off To The Antarctic AKA Off To The Antartic (1931)

British Research Society ship 'Discovery II'...

EVERYTHING'S

Everything's "By Air" Nowadays! (1931)

Roy Tuckett and Miss Cook set off on an air trip to Africa to...

WORLD ALTITUDE RECORD

World Altitude Record (1936)

Squadron-Leader Swain attempts to fly higher than anyone in his aeroplane...

THE BIG HOP

The Big Hop (1936)

American aviators Dick Merrill and Harry Richman leave Wales and land in Croydon to...

BRITISH ALTITUDE RECORD

British Altitude Record (1937)

Flight Lieutenant M. J. Adam achieves British altitude record.

RUSSIAN'S RECORD FLIGHT OVER NORTH POLE

Russian's Record Flight Over North Pole (1937)

Giant Soviet plane final preparations for record...

DISCOVERY II LEAVES ON ANOTHER POLAR CRUISE aka LONDON DOCKS

Discovery II Leaves On Another Polar Cruise AKA London Docks (1937)

Discovery II leaves London...

BYRD'S LATEST ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION

Byrd's Latest Antarctic Expedition (1941)

A look at Admiral Richard Byrd and his companions on their...

U.S. ARMY IN ALASKA

U.S. Army In Alaska (1943)

US Army troops train in Alaska.

"Aries" - The North Pole Plane (1945)

New British Lancaster plane 'Aries' tests its North Pole...

WONDERFUL ACHIEVEMENT OF F/O CLOUSTON AND MRS KIRBY GREEN aka CAPE TOWN

Wonderful Achievement Of F/o Clouston And Mrs Kirby Green AKA Cape Town (1937)

Flying...

LE BOURGET - FRANCE'S FLYING GIRL HOME

Le Bourget - France's Flying Girl Home (1938)

Aviator Meryse Hilsz arrives home after her attempt at...

TO NORWAY BY MOTOR BOAT

To Norway By Motor Boat (1929)

Colonel Steward and wife in London, prepare for adventure by motor boat...

ICE-BOUND

Ice-Bound (1922)

Lovely footage of ships breaking through ice and people dancing on frozen stretch of sea.

NEW YORK - BERLIN, AIR RACE

New York - Berlin, Air Race (1938)

Pilots receive a heroes welcome after breaking record for fastest...

D. CORRIGAN

D. Corrigan (1938)

Douglas Corrigan arrives in Dublin after having flown the wrong way from New York in...

UNITED STATES AIR RECORD LNER

United States Air Record Lner (1938)

Major Alexander De Sevesky breaks the record for the fastest...

FELIX GOES TO INDIA

Felix Goes To India (1924)

Explorer Major Forbes Leith is presented with a mascot for his expedition to...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM G 1082 - FELIX GOES TO INDIA

Out Takes / Cuts From G 1082 - Felix Goes To India (1924)

Out takes (rushes, cuts) for G 1082.

50-MILE OCEAN SWIM - USA LNER

50-Mile Ocean Swim - USA Lner (1938)

A middle-aged man attempts to beat the swimming endurance record...

MR. MITCHELL HEDGES

Mr. Mitchell Hedges (1924)

The famous explorer and his yacht set off for Central America.

A PAL TO GO TO THE POLE

A Pal To Go To The Pole (1925)

Commander Worsley receives an Alsatian dog to accompany him on North...

A PAL TO GO TO THE POLE aka  A PAL TO GO TO THE POLICE TINTED

A Pal To Go To The Pole AKA A Pal To Go To The Police Tinted (1925)

Commander Worsley receives...