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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.

BASUTO CHIEFS AIR TRIP

Basuto Chiefs Air Trip (1919)

The Basuto chiefs airplane seen taxiing and taking off.

LESSONS THE CHILDREN LIKE! aka SCHOOLCHILDREN VISIT THE FLEET

Lessons The Children Like! AKA Schoolchildren Visit The Fleet (1919)

Parties of schoolchildren...

SUPPORTING THE LEAGUE - MILITARY EXERCISES ON THE CZECH - AUSTRIAN FRONTIER

Supporting The League - Military Exercises On The Czech - Austrian Frontier (1935)

Soldiers...

ZOOMING OVER LUZON aka THE PHILIPPINES

Zooming Over Luzon AKA The Philippines (1920-1939)

Aerial views over Manila and the coastline of the...

FLIGHT OVER JOHANNESBURG

Flight Over Johannesburg (1932)

Aerial views from a passenger flight over the South African city of...

 

 

H.M.S. IRON DUKE IN ACTION aka HMS IRON DUKE IN ACTION

HMS Iron Duke In Action AKA HMS Iron Duke In Action (1939)

Good shots of HMS Iron Duke on...

BATTLESHIP OF THE AIR - BRITISH FLYING BOAT

Battleship Of The Air - British Flying Boat (1934)

Nice shots of a British flying boat taking off.

ENGLISH AVIATION MEETING

English Aviation Meeting

Early aviators meet and test out their planes around an airfield...

AERIAL ACROBATS

Aerial Acrobats (1936)

French and American pilots show off their stunting skills at event near Paris.

BERLIN

Berlin (1932)

German military show off their flying and anti-aircraft skills.

AIR SHOW

Air Show (1930-1939)

Various shots of biplanes in flight at an airshow - formation flying display.

CHIEF CAMERAMAN ERICH STOLL IS 60

Chief Cameraman Erich Stoll Is 60 (1956)

Erich Stoll cameraman receiving Federal Cross, examples of...

GERMAN STUNT FLYING CHAMPIONSHIPS

German Stunt Flying Championships (1965)

Stunt flying championship at Varrelbusch, Germany.

80 MINS TO BERLIN

80 Mins To Berlin (1916-1918)

Biplanes in Flight; 1916-18

AIR FORCE INSPECTION

Air Force Inspection (1914-1918)

RAF Inspection and biplane in flight.

WAR PLANES

War Planes (1914-1918)

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

AIR THRILLS

Air Thrills (1920-1929)

Wing-walking stunts in the 1920s.

FLIGHT OVER LONDON - HANSON

Flight Over London - Hanson (1910-1929)

Aerial shots London taken from biplane.

AIR PAGEANT

Air Pageant (1920-1929)

Biplane taxiing and in flight; soldiers in tropical kit disembark from plane.

 HAWKER BY-PLANE IN FLIGHT aka HAWKER BIPLANE

Hawker By-Plane In Flight AKA Hawker Biplane (1937)

Hawker planes perform acrobatics overhead.

FIRST PREMIER TO FLY

First Premier To Fly (1929)

The Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald takes to the sky in RAF Bomber, London.

RAF  R.A.F.  AIR DISPLAY

RAF R.A.F. Air Display (1920)

Famous war pilots do airborne stunts to raise money in aid of the...

U.S.  US  NAVY AT BATTLE PRACTICE

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

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

ROYAL VISITORS ARRIVE BY AIR

Royal Visitors Arrive By Air (1920)

The King and Queen of Belgian arrive by aeroplane for Oswald...

AERIAL AT HOME

Aerial At Home (1959)

Royal Aero Club organises the largest ever gathering of private planes in the...

AS HARD AS SELLING COALS TO NEWCASTLE?

As Hard As Selling Coals To Newcastle? (1932)

Fashion designer, Norman Hartnell sets off with his...

UNDER WAR CONDITIONS

Under War Conditions (1932)

Great shots of US Navy on manoeuvres in the Pacific - includes shots of an...

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...

THE SKY WILL BE FULL OF THRILLS

The Sky Will Be Full Of Thrills (1933)

Formation flying by RAF as they prepare to Annual Pageant.

"Their Aerodrome Their Class Room!" (1930)

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

"Gow'd Lass! ... Tha's A Reel Champion!!" AKA Gown Lass - Thats A Reel Champion (1930)

Miss...

22 YEAR OLD GIRL WINS THE KING'S CUP aka KING'S CUP - CUTS

22 Year Old Girl Wins The King's Cup AKA King's Cup - Cuts (1930)

Cuts from story about King's...

AMY'S WONDERFUL WELCOME HOME - Sound version

Amy's Wonderful Welcome Home - Sound Version (1930)

Female flier Amy Johnson receives a great...

IN AID OF CHARITY

In Aid Of Charity (1930)

Amy Johnson opens a hospital fete in Bournemouth.

"Breathtaking And Beautiful" (1933)

An RAF pageant gives a display of formation flying in Hampshire.

"On Parade In The Sky!" (1933)

American coastal defence planes perform flypast in formation.

THE AMAZING AIRWOMAN

The Amazing Airwoman (1931)

Lady Heath regains her pilot's licence after lay off due to terrible...

GETTING

Getting "Airminded" (1931)

Delegates to the India Round Table look at aeroplanes at the Brooklands...

"Per Ardua Ad Astra" (1931)

A Royal Air Force biplane has crashed in Lincolnshire.

ALL IN THE DAY'S WORK!

All In The Day's Work! (1931)

RAF planes flying on the Cairo to the Cape trip in Africa.

R.A.F. GIANT CATAPULT aka RAF CATAPULT

R.A.F. Giant Catapult AKA RAF Catapult (1931)

Mechanical catapult helps large plane launch on short...

FOR THIS YEAR'S RAF PAGEANT

For This Year's RAF Pageant (1931)

Royal Air Force pilots show off their skills of low flying at...

"The Sky Their Stage" (1931)

RAF Air Pageant at Hendon - lots of formation flying and smoke trails.

CRAZY FLYING

Crazy Flying (1935)

The French National Air Display held at the Villacoublay Aerodrome.

"Hard Luck, 'smithy'!" (1931)

Charles Kingsford Smith arrives at Heston airfield after long flight.

OUR MOST COVETED AIR TROPHY - version a

Our Most Coveted Air Trophy - Version A (1931)

Planes take off from Heston Aerodrome to compete for...