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AIR NEWS

Air News (1955)

Title sequence - superimposed title "AIR NEWS - Pathe News" over formation of planes.

USAF PILOT

Usaf Pilot (1944)

American pilot interviewed in front of plane.

HELICOPTER - TWO ROTORS ON WINGS

Helicopter - Two Rotors On Wings (1944)

Footage of doubled bladed aircraft in flight.

AIRFIELD - PLANES TAKING OFF

Airfield - Planes Taking Off (1944)

Activities at unknown American airfield - planes take off and...

TRAILER TARGET... DROGUE - DUBLIN

Trailer Target... Drogue - Dublin (1943)

Drogue (trailer target) attached to plane is used for naval...

BATTLES OF THE SKIES

Battles Of The Skies (1943)

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

NIGHT FIGHTERS GO INTO ACTION

Night Fighters Go Into Action (1941)

Royal Air Force pilots prepare for a night time mission.

 

 

KEEP 'EM FLYING

Keep 'em Flying (1944)

Mobile repair units tend damaged bombers not able to make it back to base....

HURRICANE

Hurricane (1943)

Hurricane footage.

USAF AIRFIELD

Usaf Airfield (1944)

Activities at American airfield.

U.S. NAVAL CARRIER PLANE

U.S. Naval Carrier Plane (1944)

Demonstration of American fighter plane.

INVASION AIRCRAFT

Invasion Aircraft (1945)

Planes towing gliders & aircraft in flight.

HEINKEL PICK A BACK PLANE

Heinkel Pick A Back Plane (1945)

Air to air shots of Heinkel Pick a Back plane show the smaller plane...

AIRCRAFT FLYING

Aircraft Flying (1945)

Brief shot of Spitfire in flight.

LOADING & ARMING ROCKET FIRING

Loading & Arming Rocket Firing (1945)

Loading a plane with rockets.

SHOTS OF FIGHTER PLANE

Shots Of Fighter Plane (1944)

Fighter plane in flight and on ground.

AIRFIELD

Airfield (1945)

Loading planes with food rations at American airfield.

SECRET RADAR EQUIPMENT ARRIVES IN INDIA

Secret Radar Equipment Arrives In India (1963)

American Air Force plane brings secret radar...

ARCTIC EVACUATION

Arctic Evacuation (1960)

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

LIGHTNING AIRCRAFT

Lightning Aircraft (1970)

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

SPITFIRE TAKES OFF

Spitfire Takes Off (1940-1949)

Spitfire takes off.

THE SUPER AIR DETECTOR

The Super Air Detector (1930)

French troops demonstrate a device for listening to enemy aircraft.

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.

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...

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.

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.

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...

AIR NEWS

Air News (1956)

De-icing experiments on a strange looking aircraft.

AIR NEWS - KOREA

Air News - Korea (1951)

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

"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.

FIGHTER PLANE'S DEATH DIVE

Fighter Plane's Death Dive

Poor, long range shots of a fighter plane crashing.

EARLY AVIATION

Early Aviation

Compilation of early flying material - including some military aviation.

THE LOCKHEED

The Lockheed "Constellation" (1943)

Footage of new American transport plane, the 'Constellation'.

FLYING FORTRESSES ON TAKE OFF - 1943

Flying Fortresses On Take Off - 1943 (1943)

Footage of flying fortresses at air base in England.

FIGHTING WITH FOAM ON CRASHED PLANE

Fighting With Foam On Crashed Plane

Airforce firemen show use of foam to put out fire in...

USA MARAUDERS - ENGLAND

USA Marauders - England (1944)

US Marauders aircraft at unknown air base in England.

ADVANCED AIRFIELD

Advanced Airfield (1943)

Activities at the newly made airfield.

SHIPS AT SEA

Ships At Sea (1943)

British battleships and aircraft carrier at sea.