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21 YEARS OF FLYING alternative version

21 Years Of Flying Alternative Version (1924)

Various shots of different planes from the early 1900s...

FAIRYLAND?

Fairyland? (1926)

Aerial shots of planes flying through and above clouds.

LOOPERS

Loopers (1932)

Footage of aircraft performing loop-the-loop stunt at air show.

AIR CONFERENCE DELEGATES

Air Conference Delegates (1920)

Air Conference Delegates look at the state of the art aeroplanes at...

GRAVEYARD OF GERMANY'S AIR AMBITIONS

Graveyard Of Germany's Air Ambitions (1920)

This story shows huge scrap heaps of biplanes destroyed...

FRANCE'S

France's "Sky Might" AKA Frances Sky Might (1933)

Demonstration of France's bomber force at Metz.

AIRSHIP AND PLANE

Airship And Plane (1931)

Good footage of Airship flying over Los Angles in the United States of...

 

 

MOTORLESS FLYING MACHINE

Motorless Flying Machine (1922)

Testing gliders from hilltops in France.

16,000 FEET UP  aka 16,000M UP or 16,000 FT UP  - short version

16,000 Feet Up AKA 16,000m Up Or 16,000 Ft Up - Short Version (1924)

Stunning aerial shots...

SAFETY FLYING !

Safety Flying ! (1932)

Footage of aircraft trainer being demonstrated.

AUSTIN WHIPPET BIPLANE

Austin Whippet Biplane (1919)

Tiny biplane with fold away wings.

HANDLEY PAGE MODELS

Handley Page Models (1930-1935)

A model aircraft is used to demonstrate wing design.

THE EYES OF THE FUTURE ATLANTIC FLYERS

The Eyes Of The Future Atlantic Flyers (1919)

Footage of new aircraft that is to cross the Atlantic.

PILSUDSKI'S PLANE IN FLIGHT

Pilsudski's Plane In Flight (1920-1929)

Good shots of Josef Pilsudski's biplane in flight.

OUR NEW GIANT OF THE SKIES

Our New Giant Of The Skies (1929)

The Blackburn Rolls-Royce Iris III flying boat takes to the sky,...

INTERNATIONAL AIR PAGEANT

International Air Pageant (1932)

German flyers demonstrate flying upside down low over an airfield.

OPENING OF RATCLIFFE AERODROME BY SIR SEFTON BRANKER

Opening Of Ratcliffe Aerodrome By Sir Sefton Branker (1930)

New Aerodrome is opened near...

THE AIR TAXI

The Air Taxi (1931)

Prediction that everyone will soon have their own plane rather than a car.

AIR CHIEF'S FIRST FLIGHT

Air Chief's First Flight (1924)

Mr. Leach, Labour's Under Secretary for Air, has his first flight in a...

16,000 FEET UP LONGER VERSION  aka 16,000M UP LONGER VERSION or 16,000FT UP...

16,000 Feet Up Longer Version AKA 16,000m Up Longer Version Or 16,000ft Up... (1924)

Aerial...

WHOA!

Whoa! (1929)

Various camera tricks are used to spice up an aviation film.

AIR MAPPING

Air Mapping (1935)

Maps are produced in Italy using aerial photographs and the pentagraph system.

BATTLESHIP OF THE AIR - BRITISH FLYING BOAT

Battleship Of The Air - British Flying Boat (1934)

Nice shots of a British flying boat taking off.

WAR PLANES

War Planes (1914-1918)

Two biplanes sitting on a field; one ready for takeoff.

ALL IN A DAY'S WORK!

All In A Day's Work! (1932)

Good shots of parachutists jumping from aircraft and testing different...

WORLD'S BIGGEST AIRSHIP

World's Biggest Airship (1932)

Shots of the Akron - an American airship - no great shots and very...

FIRST 'PLANE CARRYING AIRSHIP aka FIRST PLANE-CARRRYING AIRSHIP

First 'plane Carrying Airship AKA First Plane-Carrrying Airship (1932)

Views of the Akron...

"Poison Gas" - As A Help (1923)

Cotton crop is sprayed by a crop plane.

WILL IT COME TO THIS?

Will It Come To This? (1933)

A new airline safety device is tested; men drift down to earth in chairs...

UPS AND DOWNS!

Ups And Downs! (1941)

Aerial views of Manhattan, then an auto-gyro takes a trip over New York.

ARMY MANOEUVRES

Army Manoeuvres (1935)

Men of the British Army show their skills and equipment in large scale manoeuvres.

NEW RAF BOMBERS - DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT

New RAF Bombers - Demonstration Flight (1938)

New RAF Hurricane Fighter Planes are seen at Northolt...

HIGH WYCOMBE BEA GIRLS' STUNT

High Wycombe Bea Girls' Stunt (1968)

Air hostesses fly on wings of Tiger Moth biplane.

FLY PAST OVER NEW YORK

Fly Past Over New York (1931)

Massive fly past over the Big Apple - good air to air shots of the...

CHAVEZ ON HIS MONOPLANE TRIES IN VAIN TO CROSS THE 'SIMPLON'

Chavez On His Monoplane Tries In Vain To Cross The 'simplon'

Aviators make attempts to...

PRE-WAR AEROPLANES AND PRIMITIVE RADAR

Pre-War Aeroplanes And Primitive Radar (1930)

Aerial shots biplanes + primitive early warning...

HAWKER HEARTS - EARLY BIPLANES

Hawker Hearts - Early Biplanes (1934-1946)

Footage of Hawker Heart fighter aircraft in-flight. Afghanistan.

SMALLEST PLANE AND US NAVY JET HELICOPTER

Smallest Plane And Us Navy Jet Helicopter (1952)

World's smallest biplane, and navy's new jet...

AEROBATICS

Aerobatics (1930-1939)

Acrobatic flying in a biplane at Floyd Bennet Field, New York.

THRILLING AIR RACES

Thrilling Air Races (1930-1939)

Formation flying and stunts entertain crowds at an airshow in Cleveland,...

SPEED!

Speed! (1931)

A plane, a steam train and a speedboat have a race where a railway track runs parallel to a...

THE DOUBLE DROP

The Double Drop (1931)

Race to reach the sea between a parachutist and the pilot of a biplane.

AIR SENSE!

Air Sense! (1931)

Schoolboys visit the Cranwell Aerodrome and receive instruction from RAF personnel.

US TEST PILOT AT WORK LNER

Us Test Pilot At Work Lner (1938)

Test pilot Lee Gelback takes a new war plane for the US Navy for a...

FOREST FIRE-FIGHTING IN USA

Forest Fire-Fighting In USA (1938)

Aerial shots of forest fires raging in New Jersey.

21 YEARS OF FLYING aka 21 YEARS OF FLIGHT

21 Years Of Flying AKA 21 Years Of Flight (1924)

The coming of age of aviation - contains archive...

SECRETS OF NATURE - THE FLIGHT MACHINE

Secrets Of Nature - The Flight Machine (1930)

Educational film about the mechanics of flight - birds...

AVIATION'S LATEST WONDER

Aviation's Latest Wonder (1933)

A biplane with a steam engine and a propellor that can switch to...

AT 4 MILES A MINUTE!

At 4 Miles A Minute! (1932)

American Air Force pilots show of their skills in target practice exercise...

"War In The Sky" (1932)

American air force bombers show off their skills. Good shots of aerial...