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SPEED ... SPEED ... ALWAYS MORE SPEED!

Speed ... Speed ... Always More Speed! (1933)

Demonstration of retractable landing gear on civil...

AEROPLANE

Aeroplane (1932)

Various shots of planes - possibly Greek.

UNDERWATER TV

Underwater Tv (1957)

Underwater television camera helps find wreckage of Swiss DC3 aircraft in Lake...

GUIDED MISSILES - FIRST PICTURES.

Guided Missiles - First Pictures. (1952)

First US Navy film of an early guided missile in use during...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 490 - reel 1 of 2 - AVIATION FIRE TRAINING SCHOOL and...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 490 - Reel 1 Of 2 - Aviation Fire Training School And... (1964)

Out...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 710 - reel 1 of 2 - IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 710 - Reel 1 Of 2 - In The Footsteps Of Sherlock Holmes (1968)

Out...

THE ROCKET 'PLANE COMING?

The Rocket 'plane Coming? (1932)

A new rocket device which comes gently back to Earth is tested in...

 

 

UNDER THE REPARATIONS ACT aka UNDER PREPARATIONS ACT

Under The Reparations Act AKA Under Preparations Act (1931)

A large seaplane is being built by...

THE

The "George Bennie" Railplane! (1930)

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

ADVANCE AUSTRALIA!

Advance Australia! (1933)

Australian Premier Stevens names the first Australian built aeroplane.

OPENING OF RATCLIFFE AERODROME BY SIR SEFTON BRANKER

Opening Of Ratcliffe Aerodrome By Sir Sefton Branker (1930)

New Aerodrome is opened near...

WOMAN'S AIR ENDURANCE RECORD aka WOMENS AIR ENDURANCE RECORD

Woman's Air Endurance Record AKA Womens Air Endurance Record (1930)

French woman pilot Maryse...

THE MICRO RAY

The Micro Ray (1934)

A micro-ray receiver (or similar) is placed on top of the building and demonstrated.

ANTI-MINE WELLINGTONS

Anti-Mine Wellingtons (1943)

Wellington bombers fitted with devices which can explode sea bombs from...

PER ARDUA AD ASTRA

Per Ardua Ad Astra (1943)

New pilots being trained in Canada.

AERO ENGINES BY NUMBERS

Aero Engines By Numbers (1941)

Aeroplanes being made in American factories to be shipped over Atlantic...

HURRI-BOMBER

Hurri-Bomber (1941)

The new Hurricane fighter bombers, known as Hurri-bombers, give demonstration.

SKY ARMADAS

Sky Armadas (1945)

Intensified air raids on Germany.

FLAK AND FLAME OVER PHILIPPINES

Flak And Flame Over Philippines (1945)

American planes raid Negros Islands in the Philippines.

TEN TON TESS

Ten Ton Tess (1945)

A new massive bombs 'Ten Ton Tess' used for raid on Bielefeld viaduct, Germany.

THE LAST SPITFIRE

The Last Spitfire (1945)

Morris Motors factory change from fighter planes to post-war car production.

MR BEVIN GOES TO MOSCOW

Mr Bevin Goes To Moscow (1945)

Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin leaving for Moscow to discuss atom bomb...

US SUPER LINER NEARS COMPLETION aka US SUPER LINER TAKES SHAPE

Us Super Liner Nears Completion AKA Us Super Liner Takes Shape (1938)

A huge American aeroplane...

ONE WEEK IN HISTORY aka BATTLE OF BRITAIN

One Week In History AKA Battle Of Britain (1947)

Britain celebrates Battle of Britain day with a...

FIRST PICTURES OF SKY QUEEN CRASH

First Pictures Of Sky Queen Crash (1947)

A flying boat ditches in the Atlantic and has to be rescued...

OHIO - SCIENTIFIC TEST FLIGHT LNER

Ohio - Scientific Test Flight Lner (1937)

New American stratosphere plane goes on test flight.

FRENCH PLANES aka PARIS

French Planes AKA Paris (1937)

Exhibition of new types of aircraft at Le Bourget Airport in Paris.

AUSTRIA TRIES OUT NEW SOUND DETECTOR

Austria Tries Out New Sound Detector (1937)

Austrian army tests out air attack early warning sound...

LE BOURGET

Le Bourget (1937)

French Air Force is reviewed by Air Minister at Paris Airport.

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.

PICK-A-BACK PLANE

Pick-A-Back Plane (1938)

The pilots of the Mayo Composite (Pick-a-back) Plane say a few words about...

AMERICA PREPARES FOR ATTACK ON STRATOSPHERE aka UNITED STATES STRATOSPHERE

America Prepares For Attack On Stratosphere AKA United States Stratosphere (1938)

An...

HOLLAND'S NEW TYPE PLANE

Holland's New Type Plane (1938)

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

BROADBENT ARRIVES AT LYMPNE

Broadbent Arrives At Lympne (1938)

Jim Broadbent poses beside his plane after flying 10,000 miles from...

'MAYO' COMPOSITE PLANE

'mayo' Composite Plane (1938)

Seaplane Mercury takes off from the roof of the flying boat Maia.

FAIRY'S NEW RESEARCH DEPT - HAYES aka FAIREY'S NEW RESEARCH DEPARTMENT

Fairy's New Research Dept - Hayes AKA Fairey's New Research Department (1938)

Sir Kingsley...

MERCURY SEAPLANE ARRIVES - CAPE TOWN

Mercury Seaplane Arrives - Cape Town (1938)

The seaplane 'Mercury' lands at Table Bay in Cape Town...

HERE YOU ARE MR EVERYMAN

Here You Are Mr Everyman (1930)

New small plane is revealed in Hooton in Cheshire.

FLYING WING

Flying Wing (1939)

Footage of a new aircraft which has been designed with no fuselage, Southampton,...

BIGGER BIGGER BIGGER

Bigger Bigger Bigger (1944)

An item showing how bombs have gradually got bigger, includes aerial...

LAUNCH OF THE GOLDEN HIND

Launch Of The Golden Hind (1939)

Footage of Britain's new flying boat the 'Golden Hind' in Rochester,...

DRAMA OF THE ARCTIC: 13 MEN FACE ICE CAP TERROR

Drama Of The Arctic: 13 Men Face Ice Cap Terror (1949)

American fliers and the men sent to rescue...

HUSH- HUSH PLANE FLIES OK

Hush- Hush Plane Flies Ok (1949)

Test flight of De Havilland Comet jet airliner.

BERLIN READY FOR WINTER

Berlin Ready For Winter (1948)

Berlin, still under Soviet blockade, getting ready for winter.

GIANT AIR SEARCH ANSWERS SOS

Giant Air Search Answers Sos (1949)

A weather plane disappears at sea - a big hunt is set in train.

AUSTRALIA BUILDS ROBOT PLANE

Australia Builds Robot Plane (1952)

Australia builds first radio-controlled pilotless jet-plane -...

AIR NEWS - AIR FRANCE ANNIVERSARY

Air News - Air France Anniversary (1954)

Celebration marking first Paris to London passenger service...

BOSCOMBE DOWN: R.A.F. DEMONSTRATE SECRET DEVICES

Boscombe Down: R.A.F. Demonstrate Secret Devices (1954)

First visit to RAF experimental...

WORLD'S BIGGEST AIRLINER

World's Biggest Airliner (1957)

The world's biggest airliner, Russian plane TU 114 shown to the world.