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WORLD'S SMALLEST AIRPLANE

World's Smallest Airplane (1947)

Smallest two-engine plane in the world goes for a flight.

HYDROGEN BUBBLE CHAMBER FOR BASIC STUDIES IN ATOMIC PHYSICS EN ROUTE TO GENEVA

Hydrogen Bubble Chamber For Basic Studies In Atomic Physics En Route To Geneva (1964)

Hydrogen...

AEROPLANE

Aeroplane (1930-1939)

Unidentified aeroplane takes off.

AEROPLANE LANDING

Aeroplane Landing (1960)

View from aeroplane as it lands on airfield.

LIGHT AIRCRAFT DISPLAY

Light Aircraft Display (1961)

Various light aircraft inspected and on display

BATTLES OF THE SKIES

Battles Of The Skies (1943)

Air battle over Western Europe - American Thunderbolts shoot down German...

TWO-IN-ONE PLANE

Two-In-One Plane (1937)

Test flight of mother plane for two-in-one plane which is still under...

 

 

CALIFORNIA

California (1939)

Footage of new aeroplane with twin engines in California, United States of America.

Selected originals - AIRLINERS NOW AND LATER

Selected Originals - Airliners Now And Later (1963)

Material relating to newsreel story "Airliners...

PLANE FLYING OVER CLOUDS

Plane Flying Over Clouds (1950)

Plane in flight over clouds.

CARAVELLE ON COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS

Caravelle On Commercial Flights (1958)

Airliner "Caravelle" in hangar, pulled out, in flight & pilot...

ARCTIC EVACUATION

Arctic Evacuation (1960)

US Air Force evacuates scientific base off dangerous ice flow in the Arctic.

CONCORDE DESIGN

Concorde Design (1968)

Aircraft designers working on design of Concorde.

LIGHTNING AIRCRAFT

Lightning Aircraft (1970)

Various shots of the Lightning showing excellent near vertical take-offs

JETSTREAM AIRCRAFT

Jetstream Aircraft (1970-1979)

A twin propellored Jetstream aircraft out of hanger and in flight.

MONSTER PLANE MAKES MONSTER FLIGHT WITH MONSTER LOAD!

Monster Plane Makes Monster Flight With Monster Load! (1933)

A large French plane - The Rainbow -...

THE SUPER AIR DETECTOR

The Super Air Detector (1930)

French troops demonstrate a device for listening to enemy aircraft.

ALUMINIUM FROM CANADA

Aluminium From Canada (1943)

Canadians building hydroelectric plant to produce power to make aluminium.

CANADIAN BUILT LANCASTER

Canadian Built Lancaster (1943)

The first Canadian built Lancaster plane arrives to Britain.

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...

BATTLE OF BRITAIN MEMORIAL

Battle Of Britain Memorial (1947)

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

PLANE CRASH

Plane Crash (1938)

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

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...

NEW AIRLINER - CROYDON

New Airliner - Croydon (1938)

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

FLIGHT FUELLING IN MID-AIR

Flight Fuelling In Mid-Air (1939)

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

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.

BRITAIN'S ROCKET DEFENCE

Britain's Rocket Defence (1957)

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

FLYING BOXCAR PASSES TEST

Flying Boxcar Passes Test (1950)

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

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...

FIREFIGHTING

Firefighting (1969)

Demonstration of new aircraft fire fighting techniques. Stanstead

CONCORDE BREAKS SOUND BARRIER

Concorde Breaks Sound Barrier (1969)

Footage of Concorde breaking the sound barrier. France.

ELLAHAMER PLANE

Ellahamer Plane

Early aircraft, the Ellahamer triplane making many unsuccessful attempts to fly.

WILBUR WRIGHT LE CELEBRE AVIATEUR

Wilbur Wright Le Celebre Aviateur

Wilbur Wright takes his plane for a trip.

METEORS IN FLIGHT

Meteors In Flight (1945)

Good shots of the Gloster Meteor jet plane seen in flight and on the ground.

FLYING WING

Flying Wing (1946)

British Flying Wing coming out of hangar for test flight.

SUNDERLAND FLYING BOAT

Sunderland Flying Boat (1946)

Good footage of Sunderland flying boats in flight.

VICKERS VIKING AIRCRAFT

Vickers Viking Aircraft (1946)

Officials entering and leaving Viking aircraft.

FIGHTER AIRCRAFT

Fighter Aircraft (1946)

Footage of American jet fighters in-flight.

AEROPLANE IN FLIGHT

Aeroplane In Flight (1940-1949)

Flying Fortress adapted for civil use - plane in flight.

AVRO TUDOR II AIRLINER

Avro Tudor II Airliner (1946)

Avro Tudor II airliner - taking off and in flight.

GRAHAM WHITE - SPEECH

Graham White - Speech (1930-1939)

Speech only item - Aviation pioneer Graham White speaks about flying tour...

FAIREY DELTA 2 1000 MPH AIRCRAFT

Fairey Delta 2 1000 Mph Aircraft (1956)

Item showing air to air shots of the Fairey Delta 2...

ILLUMINATED BATMAN FOR AIRCRAFT CARRIERS

Illuminated Batman For Aircraft Carriers (1955)

US Navy's latest gadget for safer landing of planes...

HIGH FLYING GLOSTER METEORS

High Flying Gloster Meteors (1950-1959)

Various air to air shots of Gloster Meteor jets.