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SPACE SUITS FOR STRATOSPHERE

Space Suits For Stratosphere (1950-1959)

Protection for astronaut in the form of revolutionary space suits...

NIGHT FIGHTERS GO INTO ACTION

Night Fighters Go Into Action (1941)

Royal Air Force pilots prepare for a night time mission.

AIRCREW BRIEFING

Aircrew Briefing (1945)

British and U.S. troops are briefed by officers. Location of events unknown.

CROWDED STADIUM - AIRPLANE

Crowded Stadium - Airplane (1930-1939)

A pilot puts on his flying helmet as he stands by his plane in a...

TRAIN BUSTING MUSTANGS

Train Busting Mustangs (1943)

American Mustang planes in action.

LISBON 2 PILOTS RETURN aka A RETURN IN TRIUMPH

Lisbon 2 Pilots Return AKA A Return In Triumph (1922)

Massive crowds turn out in Lisbon to greet...

HUCKS BIPLANE

Hucks Biplane

Several airmen are helped into their monoplanes just prior to take off.

 

 

EARLY AVIATION

Early Aviation

Compilation of early flying material - including some military aviation.

GLIDERS

Gliders (1944)

Footage of glider being towed.

INVASION AIRCRAFT

Invasion Aircraft (1945)

Men board gliders & gliders leave airfield.

PILOT IN CONTACT WITH OPS ROOM

Pilot In Contact With Ops Room (1945)

US Pilot is guided in by men in Operations Room using radar.

GLIDERS

Gliders (1945)

A D.C.3 tows a glider into the air.

OPERATION

Operation "Survival At Sea" (1957)

Demonstration of survival at sea from jumping overboard, sending...

LOOKING AHEAD INTO SPACE

Looking Ahead Into Space (1958)

F.94C jet, water jumping from airman's reach owing to artificial...

DEFIANTS IN THE MAKING

Defiants In The Making (1942)

Great footage of women and men working on production of Boulton Paul...

FLOWER OF THE RAF R.A.F.

Flower Of The RAF R.A.F. (1925)

700 of the Royal Air Force's best athletes parade before championships....

MORE POLISH AND CZECH TROOPS ARRIVE

More Polish And Czech Troops Arrive (1940)

Troops from Poland and Czechoslovakia arrive in Britain...

EARLY AVIATION

Early Aviation

Compilation of early flying material - including some military aviation.

US. AIRCREW AND SPOTTER PLANES

Us. Aircrew And Spotter Planes (1944)

Material showing American airmen and spotter planes.

 US AIRMAN HIT BY B17 CANNON SHOT

Us Airman Hit By B17 Cannon Shot (1940)

An American airman shows of the flak jacket that saved his...

FRENCH PILOTS LEARN GLIDING IN THE MOUNTAINS

French Pilots Learn Gliding In The Mountains (1948)

Take off, gliding and landing in the mountains

NIGHT FLIGHTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST aka NIGHT FIGHTERS IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Night Flights In The Middle East AKA Night Fighters In The Middle East (1941)

Night fighters...

KISKA AND ATTU IN THE ALEUTIANS

Kiska And Attu In The Aleutians (1943)

American air bases at Kiska and Attu in the Aleutian Islands.

A SWEEP BY AN AUSTRALIAN SQUADRON

A Sweep By An Australian Squadron (1941)

Men from an Australian squadron of the R.A.F. receive a...

ROYAL AIRFORCES LATEST

Royal Airforces Latest (1929)

New aeroplane of the Royal Air Force is unveiled at Cranwell,...

AIR AFFAIRS

Air Affairs (1944)

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

ADDING TO THE BAG

Adding To The Bag (1940)

German pilots whose planes have been shot down are captured and given...

PUNITIVE EXPEDITION aka AMERICAN EXPEDITION SEARCHES FOR BANDITS

Punitive Expedition AKA American Expedition Searches For Bandits (1919)

An American expedition...

MORE STRENGTH TO THE FIGHTING FORCES

More Strength To The Fighting Forces (1943)

America and Canada send more men to Britain to fight...

US MEDALS CEREMONY

Us Medals Ceremony (1945)

American airmen are presented with medals at unknown airfield.

U.S. FIGHTER PILOTS WITH REPORTERS

U.S. Fighter Pilots With Reporters (1943)

Material showing American pilot and P.51 aeroplane.

OFFICERS CONFER

Officers Confer (1944)

General Urquhart arriving by plane, taking to American General and giving speech...

PIPER CUBS IN SNOW - US TROOPS

Piper Cubs In Snow - Us Troops (1945)

Plane stuck in snow, wheels removed, skis replace them, troops...

SWISS AIR MANOEUVRES

Swiss Air Manoeuvres (1947)

Swiss airforce manoeuvres in Alps.

NEGRO FIGHTER PILOTS

Negro Fighter Pilots (1940-1949)

Black Americans train to be fighter pilots in Michigan.

AIRMEN PLAY ROBINSON CRUSOE

Airmen Play Robinson Crusoe (1957)

United States airmen undertake survival exercise on Goat Island....

PILOTS MAKE SOLO FLIGHTS IN TRAINING - PLANES

Pilots Make Solo Flights In Training - Planes (1960)

Footage of pilots in training.

BATTLE COLOURS FOR POLISH AIRMEN

Battle Colours For Polish Airmen (1941)

Battle Colours are presented to the first Polish squadron of...

FOR THOSE IN PERIL

For Those In Peril (1927)

A seaplane enables a wire to be set up quickly on a ship for a breeches buoy.

STRAIGHT SHOOTING AS TAUGHT BY THE RAF

Straight Shooting As Taught By The RAF (1942)

A camera gun records the exact position of fighter...

GOING UP!

Going Up! (1942)

US airmen are tested inside a pressure chamber before becoming stratosphere fighters.

AIRMEN MOVE IN Dublin issue

Airmen Move In Dublin Issue (1942)

US trainee airmen move into their new quarters at the Congress and...

FIRST CANADIAN CONTINGENT ARRIVES

First Canadian Contingent Arrives (1939)

Footage of Canadian soldiers arriving in Britain.

SCHOOL FOR DUTCH AIRMEN

School For Dutch Airmen (1939)

Prince Bernhard inspects airmen at Dutch flying school in Holland.

PASS OUT DAY & CUTS

Pass Out Day & Cuts (1926)

Sir Philip Games attends inspection of aircraft apprentices.

CANADIAN AIRMEN ARRIVE

Canadian Airmen Arrive (1940)

Canadian airmen and nurses come ashore after long journey on troopships.

CLARE HOME FROM ATLANTIC FLIGHT

Clare Home From Atlantic Flight (1940)

The flying boat 'Clare' returns back to Britain after flight...

DOVER BOMBED

Dover Bombed (1940)

Shots of a bombing raid on Dover - houses are destroyed but the people keep smiling.

ACTIVITIES AT A BOMBER STATION

Activities At A Bomber Station (1940)

Good pictures of an RAF bomber station as they prepare to go out...

ROME

Rome (1946)

The coffins of 5 American airmen are brought to a chapel in Ciampino, Rome, Italy.