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FRENCH BALLOON RACE

French Balloon Race (1937)

Hot air balloon race starts in France.

NEW AIR CHIEF

New Air Chief (1940)

Air Marshal Charles Portal, the new Air Chief of the Royal Air Force is appointed.

BACK TO HOT AIR!

Back To Hot Air! (1935)

An Austrian engineer uses air and petrol to make his hot air balloon rise.

GIRLS TRAIN FOR AIR HOSTESS JOBS

Girls Train For Air Hostess Jobs (1964)

Girls in training for air hostess jobs in Australia.

NEW AUSTRALIAN AIRCRAFT

New Australian Aircraft (1966)

The Victa Air cruiser - a new Australian Aircraft

A BAG OF HOT AIR

A Bag Of Hot Air (1968)

A hot air balloon takes off from Sussex, then immediately gets stuck in a tree.

THE BALLOON GOES UP

The Balloon Goes Up (1946)

Hot-air balloon race starting from Place de la Concorde in Paris.

 

 

SINO-AMERICAN AIR EXERCISE

Sino-American Air Exercise (1963)

Various training exercises of American and Chinese air-forces

BIGGIN HILL AIR SHOW

Biggin Hill Air Show (1963)

Nice footage of young boys enjoying all the planes and Biggles books.

FLYING DISPLAY AT HAWKINGE

Flying Display At Hawkinge (1934)

Formation of planes is tied up with ropes at rehearsal for Hendon...

PRECAUTIONS AGAINST AIR RAIDS

Precautions Against Air Raids (1937)

Police practice how to use gas masks.

POLISH AIRMEN GET THEIR 500TH KILL

Polish Airmen Get Their 500th Kill (1943)

Polish President gives medals to two airmen who claimed...

AIR BLITZ IN TUNISIA aka DESERT DAREDEVILS... TUNISIA Beware - other item share...

Air Blitz In Tunisia AKA Desert Daredevils... Tunisia Beware - Other Item Share... (1943)

This...

WAAFS AND BARRAGE BALLOON

Waafs And Barrage Balloon (1941)

Sturdy WAAFs are trained in barrage balloon duty.

SMART, I'LL SAY THEY ARE

Smart, I'll Say They Are (1941)

The Women's Auxiliary branch of the Australian Air Force practise...

BRITISH LOCOS FOR BUENOS AIRES

British Locos For Buenos Aires (1938)

A locomotive is taken by road to Liverpool where it will be...

AERO SHOW IN PARIS

Aero Show In Paris (1938)

French President Albert Lebrun visits the Aero Show and sees the latest...

PARIS aka AIR RAID TUNNEL IN PARIS

Paris AKA Air Raid Tunnel In Paris (1939)

Footage of workers constructing a new air raid tunnel in...

ALERTS AT MALTA

Alerts At Malta (1942)

Air raid and ruined buildings caused by bombing in Malta.

JAPS BLITZ BURMA

Japs Blitz Burma (1942)

Good footage of burning buildings in a Burmese town after a Japanese raid.

AIR AFFAIRS

Air Affairs (1944)

A U.S. airship rescues a stranded airman from the sea, and Chinese Air Force puts on...

WINGS OVER AFRICA

Wings Over Africa (1940)

Men of the South African Air Force show off their single engined biplanes.

ATC RECRUITMENT TRAILER

Atc Recruitment Trailer (1950)

trailer encouraging teenage boys to join the ATC.

80 DIE IN AIR CRASH

80 Die In Air Crash (1963)

Eighty people died in Caravelle air crash in Switzerland.

SURVIVAL TRAINING

Survival Training (1970)

Aircrews take survival training in special centre near Cuxhaven, Germany.

WOMEN PARACHUTE PACKERS

Women Parachute Packers (1969)

WRAF parachute packers make parachute jumps. Oxfordshire.

AIRBORNE

Airborne (1946)

Gliding school for air rangers.

 MUSSOLINI DECORATES HIS SON VITTORIO

Mussolini Decorates His Son Vittorio (1920-1929)

Benito Mussolini gives a medal to his son, Vittorio,...

 STORM WARNING BY RADAR

Storm Warning By Radar (1955)

Meteorologists use radar to track storms.

"Youngsters Of The Air" "Beware - Other Items Share This Title" (1930)

Cadets at RAF Halton...

"Their Aerodrome Their Class Room!" (1930)

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

YOUR HOME AS AN AIR RAID SHELTER

Your Home As An Air Raid Shelter (1940)

Civilians prepare a room in their house as an air raid...

EYES FROM THE SKIES!

Eyes From The Skies! (1940)

New recruits to the photographic section of the Fleet Air Arm receive...

JUNIOR RAF on sleeve as JUNOIR R.A.F.

Junior RAF On Sleeve As Junoir R.A.F. (1941)

Boys sign up for ATC in Manchester + ATC cadets in...

MILAN GETS IT AGAIN

Milan Gets It Again (1943)

RAF Lancasters raid Milan at night.

FOR THOSE IN PERIL

For Those In Peril (1943)

Air Sea Rescue teams at work.

LEST WE FORGET

Lest We Forget (1944)

Men and women of the R.A.F. hold service to remember those who died in Battle of...

NEW ZEALAND FIGHTER SQUADRON IN ENGLAND

New Zealand Fighter Squadron In England (1941)

An item showing men from the New Zealand Air Force at...

A.R.P. ACTIVITIES CONTINUE

A.R.P. Activities Continue (1938)

Air raid precautions continue with shelters being built and gas mask...

CANADA - BOMBER CREWS GET WINGS

Canada - Bomber Crews Get Wings (1942)

Newly graduated Canadian airmen get their 'Wings' at a...

CHRISTMAS IN FINLAND

Christmas In Finland (1940)

Finland at war with Russia - An attack on Russian troops and Christmas...

WHERE THE RAF HAVE STRUCK

Where The RAF Have Struck (1940)

Good shots of pins being pushed into a map in the Air Ministry to show...

AIR RAID VICTIM

Air Raid Victim (1940)

An elderly victim of the blitz tells what befell her when her home was bombed.

WITH THE AIR FORCE

With The Air Force (1940)

Great story about the return of bomber crews from bombing targets in Berlin.

BRITISH AND POLISH AIR CHIEFS MEET

British And Polish Air Chiefs Meet (1940)

Various British and Polish air force chiefs meet and talk...

AIR CADETS issue title is THAT'S THE SPIRIT

Air Cadets Issue Title Is That's The Spirit (1940)

Cadets in South Africa learn how to be air...

BOMB MODEL issue title is THIS ENGLAND

Bomb Model Issue Title Is This England (1943)

Westminster ARP wardens use scale models of buildings...

DEATH AT THE SUMMIT

Death At The Summit (1966)

Air India Boeing 707 aircraft crashes at Mont Blanc, France, killing 117...

BERLIN RAIDERS

Berlin Raiders (1943)

Royal Air Force keeps night air attacks on Berlin.

RAF RECRUITMENT

RAF Recruitment (1946)

Trailer encouraging men to join or rejoin the RAF under new scheme.