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ROME - AROUND THE WORLD IN A TINY BOAT LNER

Rome - Around The World In A Tiny Boat Lner (1937)

Italian man attempts to sail around the world in...

LESSONS WE DO LIKE

Lessons We Do Like (1926)

Bristol Philanthropist pays for school boys to go on a trip abroad.

WONDERS WILL NEVER CEASE ... ESPECIALLY IN AVIATION!

Wonders Will Never Cease ... Especially In Aviation! (1933)

Footage of aviator Jimmy Mattern and...

AM ALL RIGHT

Am All Right (1925)

Captain Amundsen returns safely after being lost for 28 days during flight to North...

EXPLORER - PLANS NEW TRIP

Explorer - Plans New Trip (1939)

Admiral Byrd explains his plan for exploring Antarctica.

THIS RAFT STAYS HOME

This Raft Stays Home (1963)

Item showing home-made raft which was to sail to Holland. Felixstowe,...

PROFESSOR PICCARD

Professor Piccard

Churchill speech in Moscow. Soundtrack item only.

 

 

POLAR EXPEDITION SETS OFF

Polar Expedition Sets Off (1920-1929)

Polar expedition sets off from New York (?).

GERMAN EXPEDITION TO ANTARCTICA

German Expedition To Antarctica (1920-1930)

Item showing German naval expedition leaving for Antarctica.

3 UNKNOWN MEN STANDING BY MAP

3 Unknown Men Standing By Map (1930-1939)

Three men stand by a map - shots of the map showing the Bering...

BOOMERANG FLIERS RETURN

Boomerang Fliers Return (1934)

Jones and Waller arrive at Lympne Aerodrome from Australia.

MOTORCYCLING ROUND THE WORLD aka MOTOR-CYCLING ROUND THE ROUND & CUTS

Motorcycling Round The World AKA Motor-Cycling Round The Round & Cuts (1926)

Round the world...

A GREAT ADVENTURE

A Great Adventure (1928)

Two young journalists leave Dublin on the next stage of their journey around...

ROUND THE WORLD AND NO LESSONS

Round The World And No Lessons (1929)

Boys who have just left school board a ship for New Zealand to...

BROADBENT ARRIVES AT LYMPNE

Broadbent Arrives At Lympne (1938)

Jim Broadbent poses beside his plane after flying 10,000 miles from...

SHACKLETON LEAVES FOR ANTARCTIC

Shackleton Leaves For Antarctic (1921)

A story which shows Sir Ernest Shackleton and his crew setting...

ROUND WORLD TRIP

Round World Trip (1938)

Australian Bradford Potter, his son and two friends set off in a ketch for a...

MERCURY SEAPLANE ARRIVES - CAPE TOWN

Mercury Seaplane Arrives - Cape Town (1938)

The seaplane 'Mercury' lands at Table Bay in Cape Town...

FOR THE NEXT ANTARCTIC aka FOR THE NEXT ANTARTICAL

For The Next Antarctic AKA For The Next Antartical (1925)

A look at the new British...

FOR THE NEXT ANTARCTIC aka FOR THE NEXT ANTARTICAL TINTED

For The Next Antarctic AKA For The Next Antartical Tinted (1925)

A look at the new British...

FOR THE NEXT ANTARCTIC aka FOR THE NEXT ANTARTICAL CUTS

For The Next Antarctic AKA For The Next Antartical Cuts (1925)

Cuts (rushes, out takes) for FOR...

WOMANS WONDERFUL AIR FEAT aka WOMAN'S WONDERFUL AIR FEAT

Womans Wonderful Air Feat AKA Woman's Wonderful Air Feat (1930)

Lena Bernstein creates world...

FOR THE NORTH POLE

For The North Pole (1925)

The Algarsson expedition prepares to set out from Liverpool for the North...

THE JOURNEY ADVENTUROUS

The Journey Adventurous (1925)

Mr William Unitt and his daughter, Dora, set off in their boat from...

BRAVO JIM ! - RECORD FLIGHT ACROSS THE ATLANTIC

Bravo Jim ! - Record Flight Across The Atlantic (1939)

Footage of aviator Jim Mollison arriving...

FROM CAPE TO CAIRO alternative version

From Cape To Cairo Alternative Version (1926)

Motor expedition across Africa reaches Cairo, Egypt.

BROTHERS CROSS ATLANTIC IN YACHT

Brothers Cross Atlantic In Yacht (1949)

The Smith Brothers arrive in Dartmouth having sailed the...

PYRENEES

Pyrenees (1957)

New speleological expedition goes to explore Pierre Caves in Pyrenees mountains.

BALLOON WILL DO A

Balloon Will Do A "Kon Tiki" (1958)

A balloon is prepared at Cardington for a trip across the South...

EXPEDITION INTO THE ARCTIC

Expedition Into The Arctic (1946)

Canadian Government mission is sent to Arctic Circle.

BY RAFT ACROSS PACIFIC

By Raft Across Pacific (1964)

William Willis arrives in Sydney after crossing the Pacific Ocean on a...

US NAVY OFF TO ANTARCTIC

Us Navy Off To Antarctic (1946)

An Antarctic expedition, under veteran explorer Admiral Richard Byrd...

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,...

LOWER KERR KNOTT - CLIMBING

Lower Kerr Knott - Climbing (1920-1929)

Two men climb up crevasse of Lower Kerr Knott.

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...

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...

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....

COLONEL FITZMAURICE TUNES UP

Colonel Fitzmaurice Tunes Up (1934)

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

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...