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NEW ARMOUR FOR PLANES

New Armour For Planes (1941)

New armour plating for aeroplanes is tested with machine gun fire. New...

LAST DAYS IN ODESSA aka ODESA

Last Days In Odessa AKA Odesa (1941)

Soviet sailors leave to evacuate Odesa, and people of the city...

"Aries" - The North Pole Plane (1945)

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

LE BOURGET - FRANCE'S FLYING GIRL HOME

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

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

SEARCH FOR MISSING AIRLINER LNER

Search For Missing Airliner Lner (1938)

Search parties in aeroplanes hunt for clues of a missing...

MRS CHAMBERLAIN OPENS NEW AIRPORT AT BELFAST AND LAUNCHES HMS BELFAST

Mrs Chamberlain Opens New Airport At Belfast And Launches HMS Belfast (1938)

Brief shots...

GLIDER MEET IN CALIFORNIA

Glider Meet In California (1938)

Good shots of gliders taking off and views of the ground below.

 

 

94-YEAR-OLD MRS ANNE BUDD TAKES HER FIRST FLIGHT IN A PLANE

94-Year-Old Mrs Anne Budd Takes Her First Flight In A Plane (1938)

94-year-old Mrs Anne Budd...

TESTING OUT AMERICA'S LARGEST PLANE

Testing Out America's Largest Plane (1938)

The largest plane built in America goes out for a test...

AIR GHOST - PLANE, MISSING 4 MONTHS, FOUND aka MISSING PLANE FOUND LNER

Air Ghost - Plane, Missing 4 Months, Found AKA Missing Plane Found Lner (1938)

The remains of...

AIR CRASH - NIGHT FLIGHT ENDS IN DEATH FOR TEN aka CLEVELAND AIR CRASH LNER

Air Crash - Night Flight Ends In Death For Ten AKA Cleveland Air Crash Lner (1938)

Men search...

RECORD FLIGHT - NEW YORK - PARIS - MOSCOW

Record Flight - New York - Paris - Moscow (1938)

Howard Hughes arrives in Paris on his world record...

NEW YORK - BERLIN, AIR RACE

New York - Berlin, Air Race (1938)

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

TOURISTS AT GRAND CANYON LNER

Tourists At Grand Canyon Lner (1938)

Tourists view the Grand Canyon from the air or ride around on...

NEW AMERICAN PLANE LNER

New American Plane Lner (1938)

A new four motor aeroplane has its test flight in Santa Monica, America....

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...

PICK-A-BACK PLANE PREPARES FOR CAPE TOWN FLIGHT

Pick-A-Back Plane Prepares For Cape Town Flight (1938)

'Pick-A-Back' plane 'Mercury' is prepared...

U.S AIR PORT aka U.S. AIRPORT, aka NEW PORT AIRLINES TO LAND IN NEW YORK CITY

U.S Air Port AKA U.S. Airport, AKA New Port Airlines To Land In New York City (1938)

A new...

PLANE CRASH - SAN FRANCISCO

Plane Crash - San Francisco (1938)

The wreckage of an airliner in which 5 people died is washed up at...

CALSHOT - aka TRAINING PIGEONS FOR THE RAF

Calshot - AKA Training Pigeons For The RAF (1939)

The RAF train pigeons to send messages from...

PORTABLE AIR PORT [sic] Dublin issue

Portable Air Port [sic] Dublin Issue (1942)

Portable flooring of an aerodrome assembled at Hoffman,...

NEW TYPE OF PLANE Dublin issue

New Type Of Plane Dublin Issue (1942)

A new plane that looks like a moth is tried out in Hawthorn,...

SAFE CONDUCT FOR A TROOP CONVOY

Safe Conduct For A Troop Convoy (1942)

British warships escort a convoy of troop ships across...

OUT WITH THE US PACIFIC FLEET

Out With The Us Pacific Fleet (1942)

Good shots of aircraft of the US Pacific Fleet as we see warships...

INTRODUCING THE BOSTON III BOSTON 3

Introducing The Boston Iii Boston 3 (1942)

We take a trip in a new American-built bomber, the Boston...

DOBBIE OF MALTA COMES HOME

Dobbie Of Malta Comes Home (1942)

Sir William Dobbie arrives back in Britain after his retirement as...

CROYDON aka THE PETER'S SISTERS FLY TO PARIS FROM CROYDON

Croydon AKA The Peter's Sisters Fly To Paris From Croydon (1939)

The Peter's sisters leave...

MOVING DAY

Moving Day (1942)

Men of a Home-based Fighter Squadron move to a new strategic location.

COMMANDO PLANE

Commando Plane (1942)

The new American-built Curtiss Commando plane is taken on a test flight.

PREMIER BACK FROM MOSCOW

Premier Back From Moscow (1942)

Churchill arrives back in Britain after conferences in the Middle East...

WENDELL WILLKIE BACK IN USA

Wendell Willkie Back In USA (1942)

US emissary Wendell Willkie arrives back in America after his tour...

PARATROOPS OVER TUNISIA

Paratroops Over Tunisia (1942)

British paratroops take off from Algiers and land in Tunisia.

CIVIL FLYING STARTS AGAIN

Civil Flying Starts Again (1946)

Lord Winster and Air Vice Marshal Bennett open Heathrow Airport.

PRIVATE FLYING AGAIN

Private Flying Again (1946)

Air taxi service between Cardiff and Bristol, gliders club in Derbyshire -...

THREE ROADS TO HEALTH

Three Roads To Health (1946)

Those suffering health problems from whooping cough to war injuries...

FAMILY FLIES HOME BY BOMBER

Family Flies Home By Bomber (1946)

Australian man flies family home from UK in bomber, having been...

AUSTRALIA aka GUBA FLYING BOAT FLIGHT

Australia AKA Guba Flying Boat Flight (1939)

The flying boat the 'Guba' takes off from Sydney in...

AVIATION HISTORY aka ARRIVAL OF FLYING BOAT IN AUSTRALIA

Aviation History AKA Arrival Of Flying Boat In Australia (1939)

Footage of the Sunderland flying...

ENDURANCE FLIGHT

Endurance Flight (1939)

Footage aeroplane completing thirty day endurance flight in California, United...

US PLANES FOR BRITAIN

Us Planes For Britain (1939)

Footage of bomber being built in factory in the United States of America...

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...

NAZI PLANE CRASHES IN ESSEX

Nazi Plane Crashes In Essex (1940)

A German bomber shot at by British defences crashes on houses in...

WITH THE AIR FORCE

With The Air Force (1940)

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

CONVOY ATTACKED IN THE CHANNEL

Convoy Attacked In The Channel (1940)

NAZI BOMBERS BEATEN OFF

Nazi Bombers Beaten Off (1940)

Dive bombers attack ships in the Channel. They have to face...

MR VINCENT MASSEY WITH CANADIAN AIRMEN

Mr Vincent Massey With Canadian Airmen (1940)

The Canadian High Commissioner meets men of the RCAF...