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10 1/2 MILES ABOVE THE EARTH! aka 10 MILES ABOVE EARTH - version 1

10 1/2 Miles Above The Earth! AKA 10 Miles Above Earth - Version 1 (1932)

Auguste Piccard...

10 1/2 MILES ABOVE THE EARTH! aka 10 MILES ABOVE EARTH - version 2

10 1/2 Miles Above The Earth! AKA 10 Miles Above Earth - Version 2 (1932)

Auguste Piccard's...

SAFE - SOUND & SERENE!

Safe - Sound & Serene! (1932)

Auguste Piccard checks over his stratosphere reaching balloon after his...

... OTHERWISE IT WAS A COMPLETE SUCCESS!

... Otherwise It Was A Complete Success! (1932)

Scientists spend lots of time working on their...

TEN MILES HIGH

Ten Miles High (1934)

Piccards set off for stratosphere, Detroit.

STRATOSPHERE RECORD

Stratosphere Record (1935)

Albert Stevens and Orvil Anderson set new altitude record flying in helium...

"Rising To The Occasion" (1931)

Huge balloon animals released in to the New York sky after...

 

 

GOING DOWN!

Going Down! (1939)

A brief history of the diving suit, helmet and equipment used for reaching the seabed.

INVASION OF THE RIVIERA

Invasion Of The Riviera (1944)

American troops landing in South of France with little opposition from...

CHILDREN'S DAY ON BROADWAY

Children's Day On Broadway (1941)

A big parade takes place on Broadway for Children's Day. New York,...

THEY WELCOMED 1947

They Welcomed 1947 (1947)

Celebrations of New Year in London - lots of dancing and fun.

FLORIDA FISHING aka JACK DEMPSEY GOES ON FISH TRIP LNER

Florida Fishing AKA Jack Dempsey Goes On Fish Trip Lner (1938)

Jack Dempsey is among the anglers...

RAF PAGEANT

RAF Pageant "The Thrill Of The Year" (1928)

Footage of planes doing 'aerobatics' in rehearsals for...

ON THE WESTERN FRONT

On The Western Front (1939)

Good footage of the French defences on the Western Front in France.

WITH THE AIR FORCE aka WITH THE R.A.F. IN FRANCE

With The Air Force AKA With The R.A.F. In France (1940)

The Royal Air Force at work in the snow in...

SAUSAGE AND VEG

Sausage And Veg (1940)

Men of an RAF barrage balloon unit spend their free time planting vegetables.

ROYAL AIR FORCE UP AND AT 'EM

Royal Air Force Up And At 'em (1940)

Fighter pilots of the RAF fight off German aircraft attacking a...

AERIAL BLITZKRIEG - CONTINUED

Aerial Blitzkrieg - Continued (1940)

RAF pilots take off to engage German planes attacking British a...

U.S.  US  NAVY AT BATTLE PRACTICE

U.S. Us Navy At Battle Practice (1920)

This story shows an American battleship in action -...

ZIMMY!

Zimmy! (1932)

Strange Porcupine Balloon Fish is fed by hand in Hawaii.

CHELSEA ARTS BALL

Chelsea Arts Ball (1954)

Students have fun at a fancy dress new year's eve party.

AIR NEWS

Air News (1951)

Airship Bournemouth built and ready for tests & Professor Powell's balloon goes in the...

NEWS FROM KOREA

News From Korea (1951)

A balloon explodes during truce talks - HMS Amethyst bombards coast - US use...

NINETEEN MILE UP BY BALLOON

Nineteen Mile Up By Balloon (1957)

US Army doctor Davis Simons reaches a record altitude in a balloon.

CHILDREN IN THE NEWS

Children In The News (1950)

Children's bank in Cleveland, Ohio in the United States of America.

LIGHTING UP FOR CHRISTMAS

Lighting Up For Christmas (1957)

London's West End puts on its Christmas decorations as the shopping...

BUOYANCY

Buoyancy (1942)

Diagrams illustrate how items stay buoyant.

Selected Originals - QUEEN IN INDIA aka QUEEN IN LAHORE - 61/14

Selected Originals - Queen In India AKA Queen In Lahore - 61/14 (1961)

Material relating to...

MAIDEN VOYAGE

Maiden Voyage (1962)

On board luxury Atlantic liner, the "France", on her maiden voyage.

PILE UP IN CAR CLASSIC

Pile Up In Car Classic (1961)

Footage of the 1961 Indianapolis 500 in the United States of America.

CHILDREN'S OUTING

Children's Outing (1967)

London taxi drivers take underprivileged children to Southend-on-Sea. Essex.

PARIS aka PARIS 1937 - AERIAL VIEWS AND SHOTS OF FLOODLIGHTING

Paris AKA Paris 1937 - Aerial Views And Shots Of Floodlighting (1937)

Various aerial shots of...

 RAID ON S.E. ENGLAND   aka AIR RAID OVER S.E. COAST

Raid On S.E. England AKA Air Raid Over S.E. Coast (1940)

Nazi bombers seen during a raid on...

QUEEN JULIANA'S BIRTHDAY

Queen Juliana's Birthday (1949)

Queen Juliana of the Netherlands is honoured on her 40th Birthday.

BALLOONS

Balloons (1943)

Cartoonist Joe Noble has fun suggesting different shapes and uses for barrage balloons.

AIR ATTACK ON DOVER HARBOUR

Air Attack On Dover Harbour

Dog fights over the English Channel and Scrapheap of smashed German...

SHIPS AT SEA

Ships At Sea (1944)

Footage of landing craft and warships at sea.

CHELSEA ARTS BALL

Chelsea Arts Ball (1947)

The Chelsea Arts Ball - a celebration of New Year's Eve in 1947.

BIRMINGHAM ARTS BALL

Birmingham Arts Ball (1949)

Dancing, fancy dress parades, fashion show and general high jinks at...

 HOT AIR BALLOONS

Hot Air Balloons (1951)

Hot air balloon launched from Festival of Britain site on South Bank, London.

 INVASION SCENES

Invasion Scenes (1940-1949)

American army bring ashore equipment for the Invasion of France.

MAY DAY 1963 IN RED SQUARE

May Day 1963 In Red Square (1963)

Khrushchev and Castro watching a May Day Parade in Moscow.

NAVY ROCKOONS SEARCH SOLAR STORMS

Navy Rockoons Search Solar Storms (1956)

Navy prepare balloons, attach rockets, & float above ocean,...

CHILDREN'S DAY AND CITY OF LONDON FESTIVAL aka LONDON FESTIVAL

Children's Day And City Of London Festival AKA London Festival (1968)

Various floats on...

SEATTLE WORLD FAIR

Seattle World Fair (1962)

Kennedy declares fair open from desk, shot of cable cars rising above busy...

TRAGIC END TO HOT-AIR BALLOON RACE

Tragic End To Hot-Air Balloon Race (1964)

A woman hot air balloonist dies in a race in California.

SAFE - SOUND & SERENE!

Safe - Sound & Serene! (1932)

Sound copy of the same item found in 32/68 issue - sound track was...

Selected originals - POP GROUPS IN CARNABY STREET

Selected Originals - Pop Groups In Carnaby Street (1969)

Material relating to newsreel story "Pop...

AIR RAID ON PORTSMOUTH

Air Raid On Portsmouth (1941)

Portsmouth bombed in German air raid. 1941?

DELTA 50 LAUNCHED

Delta 50 Launched (1967)

Delta 50 rocket launched at Cape Kennedy, Florida.