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BRITAIN'S LARGEST AIRLINER

Britain's Largest Airliner (1938)

The largest airliner ever built is taken for a test flight at...

SITTING BEHIND PLANE BUFFALO LNER

Sitting Behind Plane Buffalo Lner (1938)

Members of the Red Jacket Ski Club are towed over snow by an...

SCHOOLBOYS EXHIBITION LONDON

Schoolboys Exhibition London (1938)

Boys look at exhibits in the Schoolboys' Exhibition at the...

AMERICA TRIES OUT NEW TYPE PARACHUTES

America Tries Out New Type Parachutes (1938)

New parachutes are tested in an American airfield.

NEW FRENCH AIRLINER aka LE BOURGET - CROYDON

New French Airliner AKA Le Bourget - Croydon (1938)

A new French passenger aeroplane takes its...

HOLLAND'S NEW TYPE PLANE

Holland's New Type Plane (1938)

A new Lockheed Super-Electra aeroplane is seen in Holland.

GLIDER MEET IN CALIFORNIA

Glider Meet In California (1938)

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

 

 

ROYAL AERONAUTICAL SOCIETY'S GARDEN PARTY

Royal Aeronautical Society's Garden Party (1938)

Visitors to the Royal Aeronautical Society's...

TOURISTS AT GRAND CANYON LNER

Tourists At Grand Canyon Lner (1938)

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

ASIAGO - ITALY GLIDING LNER

Asiago - Italy Gliding Lner (1938)

Gliding enthusiasts meet at Asiago in Italy.

CONTENDER - BERNARR M'FADDEN [sic] IN AIR RACE AT 70 aka SPEED AIRMAN AT 70 LNER

Contender - Bernarr M'fadden [sic] In Air Race At 70 AKA Speed Airman At 70 Lner (1938)

70-year-old...

REVIEW OF THE YEAR

Review Of The Year (1938)

A look at some of the main events from 1938.

TIME TO REMEMBER -  WIND UP WEEK  1938  - reel 1

Time To Remember - Wind Up Week 1938 - Reel 1 (1938)

Documentary film about 1938 - people...

FRENCH NATIONAL FETE

French National Fete (1939)

Footage of the French and British military forces taking part in National...

AIR DISPLAY AT BELFAST

Air Display At Belfast (1939)

Footage of air show in Belfast in Northern Ireland.

REVIEW OF THE YEAR - 1939

Review Of The Year - 1939 (1939)

Library footage of the main events that shaped 1939.

MIAMI AIR SHOW THRILLS

Miami Air Show Thrills (1940)

Plane drops to earth with the aid of a parachute.

PICTURE PARAGRAPHS FROM WORLD NEWS - FINNISH CHILDREN IN SWEDEN - KING GUSTAV IN...

Picture Paragraphs From World News - Finnish Children In Sweden - King Gustav In... (1940)

Various...

TOY ARMY TO BEAT GERMAN ARMY

Toy Army To Beat German Army (1940)

Lots of kinds of toys are being made in Britain for war time...

LANCASTER NAVIGATOR WEDS

Lancaster Navigator Weds (1940-1949)

An Australian bomber navigator gets married in Sydney.

MODEL PLANES  Dublin issue

Model Planes Dublin Issue (1941)

Radio controlled plane wins National Model Aeroplane Championships...

FOOTBALL INTERNATIONAL AT WEMBLEY

Football International At Wembley (1942)

England play Scotland in International Football match at...

AVIATION - GIANT TRANSPORT SPANS CONTINENT IN RECORD TIME aka HOWARD HUGHES...

Aviation - Giant Transport Spans Continent In Record Time AKA Howard Hughes... (1943)

Footage...

VAMPIRE - WORLD'S FASTEST

Vampire - World's Fastest (1945)

First pictures of the new British Jet aircraft Vampire in flight.

TRANSATLANTIC PASSENGER FLIGHTS AGAIN

Transatlantic Passenger Flights Again (1945)

Twice weekly transatlantic passenger flights resume...

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Special Announcement (1945)

Pathe in London link up with Paris and New York to improve international...

VETERANS AND VAMPIRES

Veterans And Vampires (1945)

Veteran car race in Chicago & Vampire Jet lands on aircraft carrier.

WORLD AIR SPEED RECORD

World Air Speed Record (1945)

The Gloster Meteor jet sets the World Air Speed Record at Herne Bay,...

GLOSTER METEOR

Gloster Meteor (1945)

Shots of air speed record from newsreel story "Headlines from the Pathe NewsDesk"...

AIR SPEED RECORD ATTEMPT

Air Speed Record Attempt (1945)

Gloster Meteor jet plane taking off and landing at Herne Bay.

AIR SPEED RECORD ATTEMPT

Air Speed Record Attempt (1945)

Air Speed record attempt at Herne Bay by Group Captain Wilson and Eric...

THREE ROADS TO HEALTH

Three Roads To Health (1946)

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

NEWSBRIEFS Beware - other items share this title

Newsbriefs Beware - Other Items Share This Title (1946)

Newsbriefs include fashions in Moscow, and...

NEWSBRIEFS Beware - other items share this title

Newsbriefs Beware - Other Items Share This Title (1946)

Prince Akihito enters Boys' school,...

FLIGHT OF FASHION

Flight Of Fashion (1946)

Mannequins model on a plane, and the latest fashions are seen at Longchamps...

PATHE'S FRONT PAGE

Pathe's Front Page (1946)

International news items inc. Kalinin's funeral, Battle of Britain memorial,...

ONE MINUTE NEWS Beware - other items share this title

One Minute News Beware - Other Items Share This Title (1946)

Magicians go to Brighton, Halifax...

REVIEW OF THE YEAR 1946

Review Of The Year 1946 (1946)

The year's most important news stories, as decided by editors of...

ONE MINUTE NEWS

One Minute News (1947)

Cairo motor racing Grand Prix, Foreign Ministers Meet in Moscow and floods...

PEOPLE IN CAMERA

People In Camera (1947)

Cricketer Len Hutton returns to England and Lord and Lady Mountbatten leave for...

PEOPLE IN CAMERA

People In Camera (1947)

Chinese footballers in London, model exhibition in Westminster and troops...

AROUND BRITAIN

Around Britain (1947)

RAF demonstration at Halton Aerodrome and Joan Dowling meets South African...

PEOPLE IN CAMERA

People In Camera (1947)

Displaced Persons arrive in Britain while boxer Joe Baksi leaves for...

MODEL PLANES IN SKILFUL DISPLAY

Model Planes In Skilful Display (1947)

Model plane enthusiasts show off their latest models at Surrey...

VENICE REGATTA

Venice Regatta (1947)

Italy's Prime Minister Alcide de Gaspieri attends Venice Regatta.

PEOPLE IN CAMERA

People In Camera (1947)

Cricketer Len Hutton returns to England and Lord and Lady Mountbatten leave for...

WINTER TO SUMMER

Winter To Summer (1947)

Two girls travel from Melbourne to Caines for a summer holiday.

SKYSTREAK BREAKS AIR SPEED RECORD.

Skystreak Breaks Air Speed Record. (1947)

New world speed record.

WILD HORSES IN AUSTRALIA aka STUD FARM

Wild Horses In Australia AKA Stud Farm (1948)

Good item showing the Widden Stud farm in New South...

BERLIN AIR LIFT

Berlin Air Lift (1948)

Cuts from newsreel 48/70 - Berlin waits while housewives strike.