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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...

HOME GUARD SHOOT DOWN A BOMBER

Home Guard Shoot Down A Bomber (1940)

Good shots of anti-aircraft teams at work against German...

PLANE SAVED BY PARACHUTE

Plane Saved By Parachute (1940)

An American pilot turns off his engine and lets his plane fall to the...

 

 

COASTAL COMMAND ACTIVITIES

Coastal Command Activities (1940)

Planes of the British Coastal Command fly off to spot German...

TRAINING

Training "Jim Crows" (1940)

Volunteer roof spotters get to look at various RAF planes.

BOMBERS AND GUNNERS IN THE MAKING

Bombers And Gunners In The Making (1940)

Bomb aimers and plane gunners get training in the use of...

DOWN CAME A RAIDER - BOMBS AND ALL

Down Came A Raider - Bombs And All (1940)

A German bomber - shot by anti-aircraft guns - crashes into...

ITALIAN RAIDERS HURRICANED!

Italian Raiders Hurricaned! (1940)

RAF men celebrate a successful attack on Italian raiders over the...

SKY FORTRESSES - DUBLIN

Sky Fortresses - Dublin (1940)

American Flying Fortresses on training flights in California.

THEY FLY 727 HOURS NON- STOP

They Fly 727 Hours Non- Stop (1949)

American pilots keep flying for ages - they pass petrol up from a...

PLANES COLLIDE IN MID AIR

Planes Collide In Mid Air (1949)

An American airliner is hit by another plane and has to land in an...

NEWSBRIEFS Beware - other items share this title

Newsbriefs Beware - Other Items Share This Title (1946)

Newsbriefs - model aircraft rally at St....

BEHIND THE NEWS - AIR SPEED RECORD - INSIDE STORY

Behind The News - Air Speed Record - Inside Story (1946)

A look at how jets are made and tested...

U.S.A.

U.S.A. (1946)

Parachutist Harry Brickmeyer tests out new pilot ejection apparatus in America. (USA).

FARRAN HOME WITH POLICE GUARD

Farran Home With Police Guard (1949)

Major Roy Farran returns home - he is still a target for Stern...

JET MEN GO TO WORLD'S FASTEST SCHOOL

Jet Men Go To World's Fastest School (1949)

Good story about the training of pilots to fly the...

FIRST U.S. RAID ON GERMANY

First U.S. Raid On Germany (1943)

The first American on Germany is success.

FLYING CAR IS HERE

Flying Car Is Here (1946)

An aeroplane is converted into a car by removing the propellors and fuselage....

NEWS FROM THE AIR

News From The Air (1949)

Stafford Cripps arrives back in London - A Dakota airliner crashes on the moors...

FRANCE MOURNS MARCEL CERDAN

France Mourns Marcel Cerdan (1949)

France pays tribute to boxing champion Cerdan who died in an air...

FREAK PLANE PASSES WITH FLYING COLOURS

Freak Plane Passes With Flying Colours (1949)

A new design of plane is demonstrated by its designer...

JET BOMBER TAKES THE AIR

Jet Bomber Takes The Air (1949)

American military test out a new jet bomber and sub launched rocket...

THEY MAKE 'EM BIGGER AND BIGGER

They Make 'em Bigger And Bigger (1948)

World's largest airliner takes 186 sailors on flight across...

BRITAIN SHOWS WHITE ENSIGN aka THE FLEET SHOWS ITS MIGHT

Britain Shows White Ensign AKA The Fleet Shows Its Might (1948)

Home Fleet stages manoeuvres in...

BRITAIN STEPS UP AIRLIFT

Britain Steps Up Airlift (1948)

Britain increases air supply of Berlin.

CALIFORNIA aka ONE MINUTE NEWS - WORLD'S SMALLEST PLANE

California AKA One Minute News - World's Smallest Plane (1948)

World's smallest plane taken to...

GATWICK AIR DISPLAY

Gatwick Air Display (1938)

Air display by the RAF and fliers from six different countries at Gatwick...

AIRPLANE INTO CAR

Airplane Into Car (1952)

The Airphibian - take off the plane's tail, wings and prop and it can drive...

AIR NEWS - HANDING OVER NEW PLANE

Air News - Handing Over New Plane (1953)

The Prestwick Pioneer, a new monoplane, can take off in 75...

NEWS IN FLASHES - LONDON MODEL EXHIBITION

News In Flashes - London Model Exhibition (1953)

The Model Engineering Exhibition.

FASHION CHANGES IN THE AIR

Fashion Changes In The Air (1953)

British models fly to Sweden.

U.S. TESTS FOR MEN AND MACHINES aka US ARMY TESTS

U.S. Tests For Men And Machines AKA Us Army Tests (1953)

G.I's undergo hot-weather tests in Mojave...

AIR NEWS - MODEL AIRCRAFT RALLY

Air News - Model Aircraft Rally (1953)

1000 model aircraft enthusiasts hold their annual meeting at...

DUKE IN GERMANY

Duke In Germany (1953)

The Duke of Edinburgh visits the 8th King's Royal Hussars stationed near Bonn in...

AIR NEWS - MIDGET PLANE

Air News - Midget Plane (1953)

America shows new midget 'taxi-cab' aircraft.

AIR NEWS - B.O.A.C. INAUGURATE CHEAP FARES TO TRINIDAD aka BOAC TOURIST SERVICE

Air News - B.O.A.C. Inaugurate Cheap Fares To Trinidad AKA BOAC Tourist Service (1953)

B.O.A.C....

AIR NEWS - PEE WEE PLANE

Air News - Pee Wee Plane (1953)

Demonstration of advantages of new American "Pee Wee" plane with pusher...

£5M DOCK OPENED

£5m Dock Opened (1954)

Ceremony to mark the opening of the Queen Elizabeth Dock at the mouth of the...

THE FUTURE OF THE COMET

The Future Of The Comet (1954)

Comets undergo tests after the loss of lives due to a crash off the...

U.S.A. - WINGLESS PLANE MAKES DEBUT

U.S.A. - Wingless Plane Makes Debut (1954)

With short stubs in place of wings, a new plane goes...

WORLD'S LIGHTEST JET FIGHTER

World's Lightest Jet Fighter (1954)

Testing "The Midge" - fast hard hitting and highly manoeuvrable...

NAVY NEWS - HMS ALBION DH110 AIRCRAFT

Navy News - HMS Albion Dh110 Aircraft (1954)

Aircraft carrier HMS Albion has new equipment which...

LORIENT

Lorient (1956)

The French Navy holds survival tests off Lorient.

1900 M.P.H.

1900 M.P.H. (1956)

US aircraft launched from belly of a bomber reaches amazing speed.

AIR MARKSMANSHIP aka U.S. AIR FORCE DEMONSTRATES AERIAL FIRE POWER

Air Marksmanship AKA U.S. Air Force Demonstrates Aerial Fire Power (1957)

American fighter...

FLYING DRAINPIPE

Flying Drainpipe (1957)

France's fist vertical takeoff flying machine is tested in Villaroche.