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THE SUPER AIR DETECTOR

The Super Air Detector (1930)

French troops demonstrate a device for listening to enemy aircraft.

ON SCHEDULE

On Schedule (1933)

French flying team land in Morocco on their way to

SKY PETROL STATIONS ... SOON?

Sky Petrol Stations ... Soon? (1930)

Demonstration of mid-air refuelling system in use between planes...

FASTER THEN EVER

Faster Then Ever (1934)

Helene Boucher sets new air speed record.

BRAVO JEAN

Bravo Jean (1936)

Aviator Jean Batten flies in and is given warm reception. Location unknown, soundtrack...

UNIDENTIFIED NEG

Unidentified Neg (1936)

A woman performs stunts on top of an aeroplane (possibly Jean Batten) location...

NEW LIGHT PLANE

New Light Plane (1937)

New light plane crashes during demonstration to public - pilot only bruised.

 

 

PARACHUTING IN FRANCE

Parachuting In France (1937)

French parachuters in action.

Cuts - FRENCH AIR DISPLAY

Cuts - French Air Display (1937)

Material related to newsreel story "French Air Display" - 37/58.

HOME DEFENCE AIR MANOEUVRES

Home Defence Air Manoeuvres (1937)

Planes taking off for the air manoeuvres over London.

LATEST GERMAN PLANES DEMONSTRATED

Latest German Planes Demonstrated (1937)

Two new German light planes are shown at military airport.

FLYING PANTECHNICONS

Flying Pantechnicons (1943)

Gliders being used to transport squadron personnel from place to place.

ALUMINIUM FROM CANADA

Aluminium From Canada (1943)

Canadians building hydroelectric plant to produce power to make aluminium.

TRAIN BUSTING MUSTANGS

Train Busting Mustangs (1943)

American Mustang planes in action.

CANADIAN BUILT LANCASTER

Canadian Built Lancaster (1943)

The first Canadian built Lancaster plane arrives to Britain.

LIGHTNINGS OPERATE FROM BRITAIN

Lightnings Operate From Britain (1943)

American P 38 bombers 'Ligthnings' operate from Britain now.

WIND MACHINES

Wind Machines (1941)

Large wind machines which lift gliders off the ground help trainee pilots.

THE HELL DIVER

The Hell Diver (1941)

The American hell diver is better and faster than any other dive-bomber in...

R.A.F'S NEW BOMBER

R.A.F's New Bomber (1941)

An item showing the R.A.F's new Avro-Manchester bomber.

FAREWELL TO AUSTRALIA

Farewell To Australia (1945)

Fleet Air Arm, Pacific Squadron stages the mass air demonstration over...

BRITAIN'S LARGEST AIRLINER

Britain's Largest Airliner (1938)

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

BATTLE OF BRITAIN MEMORIAL

Battle Of Britain Memorial (1947)

Britain celebrates Battle of Britain day with a flypast of military...

BRUNO MUSSOLINI LEAVES ON FLIGHT TO BRAZIL LNER

Bruno Mussolini Leaves On Flight To Brazil Lner (1938)

Extra shots of planes starting up and...

BRITISH AND FRENCH AIR RAID CO-OPERATION

British And French Air Raid Co-Operation (1938)

Aircraft in flight - good air to air shots.

PLANE CRASH

Plane Crash (1938)

Demonstration of an air ambulance taking away the victim of a plane crash at an air...

PLANE CRASH - SELLINDGE, KENT

Plane Crash - Sellindge, Kent (1938)

Wreckage of a Belgian aeroplane that landed in a Kent village...

BRITAIN'S LATEST AIR FIGHTER aka BRITAIN'S NEW FIGHTER

Britain's Latest Air Fighter AKA Britain's New Fighter (1938)

The first pictures of the new...

FLYING HOTEL - GERMANY

Flying Hotel - Germany (1938)

A new large airliner which holds 40 people in comfort is tested out in...

ASIAGO - ITALY GLIDING LNER

Asiago - Italy Gliding Lner (1938)

Gliding enthusiasts meet at Asiago in Italy.

NEW AIRLINER - CROYDON

New Airliner - Croydon (1938)

"Ensign" the latest British airliner is tested at Croydon, London.

GERMANY aka GERMANY'S AIRFORCE IN TRAINING

Germany AKA Germany's Airforce In Training (1939)

Footage of Luftwaffe pilots in training in...

STIRLINGS IN THE MAKING

Stirlings In The Making (1942)

Production of Stirling aeroplanes in British factories - good footage of...

AUSTRALIAN AIR-SEA RESCUE SERVICE

Australian Air-Sea Rescue Service (1944)

A look at the Australian air-sea rescue service in action.

FLIGHT FUELLING IN MID-AIR

Flight Fuelling In Mid-Air (1939)

Footage of the Imperial Airways flying boat being refuelled in...

A MIRACULOUS ESCAPE

A Miraculous Escape (1940)

An Australian Airliner crash lands after an eagle hit it in the air.

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...

ARMY CO-OPERATION PLANES AT PRACTICE

Army Co-Operation Planes At Practice (1940)

Army pilots show of their skills flying Lysander...

MONSTER OF THE AIR

Monster Of The Air (1940)

New Sunderland flying boat on display.

LATEST TYPE BOMBER CHRISTENED

Latest Type Bomber Christened (1938)

Viscountess Hampden christens a new bomber plane, the 'Hampden'.

WORLD'S FIRST DELTA BOMBER

World's First Delta Bomber (1952)

Great shots of the new Avro 698 delta winged bomber.

NEWS IN FLASHES - NEW BEAVER PLANE

News In Flashes - New Beaver Plane (1953)

New Beaver plane shows its paces.

COMET III

Comet Iii (1954)

The latest of the record breaking Comet aircraft is made ready for flight trials.

AIR NEWS

Air News (1956)

De-icing experiments on a strange looking aircraft.

BRITAIN'S ROCKET DEFENCE

Britain's Rocket Defence (1957)

Newly released pictures of Britain's latest ground-to-air defence...

AIR NEWS - KOREA

Air News - Korea (1951)

Americans use plane with loudspeaker in Korea for calling communists to...

FLYING BOXCAR PASSES TEST

Flying Boxcar Passes Test (1950)

Footage of America's new transport plane the XC-120.

NEWS FLASHES - PRAGUE

News Flashes - Prague (1959)

National model aeroplane championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia.

"Hunter" Leads RAF Defence (1955)

Squadron of Britain's swept-wing jets in action.

AIR NEWS - PILOT EJECTOR

Air News - Pilot Ejector (1955)

New catapult device fires parachuter to safety.

AERODROME DRYER

Aerodrome Dryer (1955)

A new mobile suction machine dries up flooded tarmacs and makes air landings...