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FRENCH BALLOON RACE

French Balloon Race (1937)

Hot air balloon race starts in France.

BARRAGE BALLOON SCHOOL

Barrage Balloon School (1941)

Barrage balloons are tested at Camp Davis Barrage Balloon School.

MAKING BALLOONS GODALMING

Making Balloons Godalming (1938)

Balloon barrages to defend British cities are made in a large hangar...

PROTECTING OUR SHIPPING

Protecting Our Shipping (1940)

Barrage balloons are used to protect Dover Harbour and the ships in it.

BACK TO HOT AIR!

Back To Hot Air! (1935)

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

MAN WITH BALLOONS

Man With Balloons (1937)

A balloon salesman exchanges his wears for bottles and jars.

FORTH BRIDGE

Forth Bridge (1940)

Scotland's famous Forth Bridge is seen with barrage balloons floating above it.

 

 

MERCHANT SHIP CONVOY

Merchant Ship Convoy (1943)

Material showing convoy of merchant ships.

DEPTH CHARGING AND AIRCRAFT

Depth Charging And Aircraft (1940)

Material showing depth charging, naval fleet, and aircraft.

BALLOON HOUSES

Balloon Houses (1954)

Balloons used as support in the building of houses

BALLOONS

Balloons (1972)

Youngsters showered by colourful balloons on dance floor in a club.

 HOT AIR BALLOONS

Hot Air Balloons (1970-1979)

Shots of hot air balloons being inflated, launched and in flight.

GORDON BENNETT BALLOON RACE

Gordon Bennett Balloon Race (1925)

Hot air balloons waiting to start a race in Leipzig, Germany.

GORDON BENNETT BALLOON RACE

Gordon Bennett Balloon Race (1925)

Hot air balloons waiting to start a race in Leipzig, Germany. Amber...

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.

STRATOSPHERE BALLOON - POLAND

Stratosphere Balloon - Poland (1938)

A new stratosphere balloon is constructed at Warsaw in Poland.

BALLOONS TESTED - LONDON

Balloons Tested - London (1938)

Barrage balloons are inflated and tested near the Tower of London.

THE BALLOON GOES UP

The Balloon Goes Up (1946)

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

NUREMBERG - POLAR TWINS HERE FOR SPRING

Nuremberg - Polar Twins Here For Spring (1954)

Polar bear twins, only few weeks old, will soon face...

PARACHUTE JUMPS

Parachute Jumps (1947)

Parachute drops from barrage balloon in Oxfordshire.

NAVY SCENES DEPTH CHARGING

Navy Scenes Depth Charging (1944)

Depth charging at sea & aircraft flying at night.

HOT AIR BALLOON

Hot Air Balloon (1949)

A hot air balloon takes off in Chelsea, London.

DON CAMERON - BALLOONIST

Don Cameron - Balloonist (1971)

Balloon getting ready and in flight.

FRENCH SATELLITE CENTRE

French Satellite Centre (1962)

Exterior of huge balloon like structure, interior with men working.

GOODYEAR AIRSHIP CARDINGTON

Goodyear Airship Cardington (1960-1969)

Red hot air balloon with blue stripe flying over fields and...

BALLOONS issue title - HERE'S HOW

Balloons Issue Title - Here's How (1940)

This item shows sketches of the first hot air balloon, and...

BALLOON RACE

Balloon Race (1968)

An old fashioned hydrogen filled balloon races against a modern hot air balloon.

WAAFS AND BARRAGE BALLOON

Waafs And Barrage Balloon (1941)

Sturdy WAAFs are trained in barrage balloon duty.

QUEEREST CRAFT YET

Queerest Craft Yet (1928)

Kite-balloon airship is tested out by inventor in Germany.

GORDON BENNETT BALLOON RACE

Gordon Bennett Balloon Race (1921)

An item which shows competitors taking off in hot air balloons for...

GORDON BENNETT BALOON RACE aka GORDON BENNETT BALLOON RACE

Gordon Bennett Baloon Race AKA Gordon Bennett Balloon Race (1922)

Gordon Bennett Balloon Race in...

CARNIVAL AT RIO DE JANEIRO

Carnival At Rio De Janeiro (1939)

Footage of a carnival in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

GORDON BENNETT BALLOON RACE

Gordon Bennett Balloon Race (1922)

Gordon Bennett Balloon Race in Geneva, Switzerland.

ROUND BRITAIN AT WHITSUN - BALLOON ASCENT

Round Britain At Whitsun - Balloon Ascent (1954)

Hot air balloon rises to the sky over Bury St....

SUMMER! - RAIN!

Summer! - Rain! (1954)

Typical weather of British summer... rain... rain... rain...

BERLIN POLICE ON PARADE

Berlin Police On Parade (1954)

100,000 Berliners pack the Olympic Stadium for annual police...

ENIWETOK - BALLOON LAUNCHES ROCKET

Eniwetok - Balloon Launches Rocket (1957)

Rocket fired from balloon at Eniwetok.

SAINT'S DAY BALLOON GOES UP!

Saint's Day Balloon Goes Up! (1958)

A village in Tuscany celebrate their Saint's day by launching a...

QUEMOY - CORK IN RED BOTTLE

Quemoy - Cork In Red Bottle (1967)

Troops on Formosa send propaganda leaflets, food and medical aid to...

WOMEN PARACHUTE PACKERS

Women Parachute Packers (1969)

WRAF parachute packers make parachute jumps. Oxfordshire.

GORDON BENNETT BALLOON RACE - GERMANY

Gordon Bennett Balloon Race - Germany (1936)

Hot air balloons are inflated at the start of a race.

BALLOON BARRAGE

Balloon Barrage (1941)

Aerial views over wartime London showing barrage balloons.

PROFESSOR PICCARD

Professor Piccard

Churchill speech in Moscow. Soundtrack item only.

 RUSSIAN BALLOON STORY

Russian Balloon Story (1956)

Soviet Union holds press conference to display US spying balloon they...

US NAVY TEST COSMIC RAYS

Us Navy Test Cosmic Rays (1953)

Cosmic rays tested by US navy from USS 'Staten Island'. Arctic.

 60 DAYS BENEATH THE SEA

60 Days Beneath The Sea (1958)

An American nuclear powered submarine arrives home after 60 days under...

BALLOON TRIP TO FRANCE

Balloon Trip To France (1967)

Balloonist Anthony Smith flies over Rye Harbour, France.

SUMMER! - RAIN!

Summer! - Rain! (1954)

Typical weather of British summer... rain... rain... rain...

INTERNATIONAL GORDON BENNETT BALLOON RACE

International Gordon Bennett Balloon Race (1927)

Detroit holds an international hot air balloon...

THE BALLOONISTS DERBY

The Balloonists Derby (1929)

Hot air balloonists from 7 nations gather in St Louis for Gordon Bennett...