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WRIGHT PLANE IN HANGAR

Wright Plane In Hangar (1920-1929)

Good footage of early Wright Brothers' plane on display in aircraft...

TENNIS, PROBABLY THE MOST POPULAR SUMMER OUTDOOR GAME

Tennis, Probably The Most Popular Summer Outdoor Game (1920-1929)

Speeding cars with Major Segrave and...

TRAINING A REAL SKY PILOT

Training A Real Sky Pilot (1920-1929)

Good look at the training of early Air Force pilots. Pathe Pictorial...

FIVE REIGNS reel 4

Five Reigns Reel 4 (1920-1929)

Historic events during the reign of five British Monarchs.

THE MAKING OF AN AEROPLANE

The Making Of An Aeroplane (1920-1929)

Nice film showing the manufacture of a biplane - good shots of women...

CROWN PRINCE OF JAPAN

Crown Prince Of Japan (1921)

Crown Prince Hirohito of Japan at Kenley Aerodrome in Surrey.

THIS DAY - APRIL 15  NO 12

This Day - April 15 No 12 (1921-1945)

Short Documentary film about events around that date throughout the...

 

 

SIR ROSS SMITH aka TRAGEDY GRIM AND STARK

Sir Ross Smith AKA Tragedy Grim And Stark (1922)

The tragic death of Ross Smith in aeroplane crash.

SCRAPBOOK FOR 1922 - reel 1 of 2

Scrapbook For 1922 - Reel 1 Of 2 (1922)

Great film outlining the events of 1922.

SIR ROSS AND KEITH SMITH

Sir Ross And Keith Smith (1922)

Footage of plane crash wreckage and seaplane inflight.

THIS DAY - MARCH 11  NO 7

This Day - March 11 No 7 (1922-1946)

Short Documentary film about events around that date throughout the...

FIRST MAN TO GLIDE THE CHANNEL

First Man To Glide The Channel (1923)

Mr Barbot receives congratulations after gliding Channel in...

PRESIDENT EBERT INSPECTS ALL METAL JUNKERS AIRCRAFT AT NEW LEIPZIG AIRFIELD

President Ebert Inspects All Metal Junkers Aircraft At New Leipzig Airfield (1923)

President...

LURE OF THE EAST Cuts Reel 1

Lure Of The East Cuts Reel 1 (1924)

Cuts for documentary tracing an extraordinary road trip between...

LURE OF THE EAST Cuts Reel 3

Lure Of The East Cuts Reel 3 (1924)

Cuts for documentary tracing an extraordinary road trip between...

LONDON AEROPLANE CLUB

London Aeroplane Club (1925)

Mrs Elliot Lynn wins ballot for first flight at London Aeroplane Club...

BRITAINS BID FOR SCHNEIDER CUP aka BRITAIN'S BID FOR SCHNEIDER CUP

Britains Bid For Schneider Cup AKA Britain's Bid For Schneider Cup (1925)

Captain Broad rides...

SCHNEIDER TRIALS - NO FLYING

Schneider Trials - No Flying (1925)

Sporty seaplanes for the Schneider trophy are moved into the...

CATAPULTED BY EXPLOSIVES on sleeve as CATAPAULTED BY EXPLOSIVES

Catapulted By Explosives On Sleeve As Catapaulted By Explosives (1926)

Catapult on deck of ship...

YORKSHIRE AEROPLANE CLUB

Yorkshire Aeroplane Club (1926)

Mayoress of Leeds, Mrs Arnott, makes inaugural flight of Yorkshire...

NOME, ALASKA aka RONALD AMUNDSEN

Nome, Alaska AKA Ronald Amundsen (1926)

Explorer Roald Amundsen sets off to fly over the North Pole.

AIR SERVICE DE LUXE

Air Service De Luxe (1927)

First Imperial Airways 'Silver Wing' London to Paris passenger service...

LINDBERGH HOME

Lindbergh Home (1927)

Pilot Charles Lindbergh returns to New York after Atlantic flight. America.

GERMAN AIRFIELD 1927

German Airfield 1927 (1927)

Pilots and planes on German airfield 1927. Germany.

THIS DAY - FEBRUARY 26  NO 4

This Day - February 26 No 4 (1927-1953)

Short Documentary film about events around that date throughout...

 OLD FLYING STORIES

Old Flying Stories (1927)

1920s aviation material - possibly a New York to...

FROM CALIFORNIA TO HONOLULU

From California To Honolulu (1927)

Striking sequences showing the various aircraft attempting an air...

AMELIA EARHART - AIRWOMAN

Amelia Earhart - Airwoman (1928)

Material about flying achievements of Charles Lindberg and Amelia...

AIR LINER DISASTER

Air Liner Disaster (1929)

Passenger killed in aeroplane crash off the coast of Dungeness, Scotland.

MISS MABEL POULTON - BIP FILM STAR listed on sleeve as MAPLE POULTON

Miss Mabel Poulton - Bip Film Star Listed On Sleeve As Maple Poulton (1929)

Mable Poulton...

AEROPLANE CRASH - SMALL PLANE

Aeroplane Crash - Small Plane (1929)

Good shots of a small plane crashing on an American airfield (no...

GEORGE V AND MARY VISIT RAF AIRFIELD

George V And Mary Visit RAF Airfield (1929)

King George V and Queen Mary visit an RAF airfield and...

BERLIN - LORD MAYOR VERMUTH ETC

Berlin - Lord Mayor Vermuth Etc (1929)

Appears to be an amalgamation of several stories in Germany...

"The Sky Their Stage" (1930)

Various aerobatic flights and the R-101 provide spectacle at and RAF...

THE GLOBE CIRCLED BY AIR!

The Globe Circled By Air! (1930)

Charles Kingsford-Smith and his crew prepare in Ireland for an...

FIRST

First "Formation" Atlantic Flight (1930)

Italian airmen, led by Marshal Balbo, start on their flight...

GIANT BRITISH AIR LINER

Giant British Air Liner (1930)

First flight of the Handley Page 'Hannibal' aeroplane - it's big!

BREATH CATCHING AEROBATICS

Breath Catching Aerobatics (1930)

Aerobatics and flying boats are all part of the attractions at a...

THE GREAT ADVENTURE

The Great Adventure (1930)

Aviator Charles Kingsford-Smith and his crew prepare to fly across the...

FRANCE'S AIR PAGEANT

France's Air Pageant (1930)

Various shots of a display of aerobatics from pilots of the French Air...

"Their Aerodrome Their Class Room!" (1930)

A group of pilots from Cambridge University receive some...

"Gow'd Lass! ... Tha's A Reel Champion!!" AKA Gown Lass - Thats A Reel Champion (1930)

Miss...

THE

The "George Bennie" Railplane! (1930)

Nice shots of a very odd and futuristic looking method of...

AIR TAXI DISASTER

Air Taxi Disaster (1930)

A cross channel planes crashed near Gravesend killing 6.

WORLD FLIERS' WELCOME

World Fliers' Welcome (1930)

Famous Aviator Charles Kingsford-Smith meets American President Herbert...

22 YEAR OLD GIRL WINS THE KING'S CUP aka KING'S CUP

22 Year Old Girl Wins The King's Cup AKA King's Cup (1930)

Planes start off for the long distance...

22 YEAR OLD GIRL WINS THE KING'S CUP aka KING'S CUP - CUTS

22 Year Old Girl Wins The King's Cup AKA King's Cup - Cuts (1930)

Cuts from story about King's...

OUR ROYAL VISITORS FROM JAPAN

Our Royal Visitors From Japan (1930)

Prince Takamatsu and his wife take a tour around Croydon Airport.

THE ATLANTIC FLOWN AGAIN!

The Atlantic Flown Again! (1930)

Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and his crew land in New York after flying...

"Amy's" Homecoming (1930)

Famous flyer Amy Johnson receives a warm welcome on her return to Hull.