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BI-PLANES IN AIR FIELD

Bi-Planes In Air Field (1930-1939)

A plane sets off from an air field at the start of a race.

TRAILER TARGET... DROGUE - DUBLIN

Trailer Target... Drogue - Dublin (1943)

Drogue (trailer target) attached to plane is used for naval...

FLYING

Flying (1918)

Footage of aircraft in-flight.

ON SCHEDULE

On Schedule (1933)

French flying team land in Morocco on their way to

21 YEARS OF FLYING alternative version

21 Years Of Flying Alternative Version (1924)

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

BI-PLANE CRASHES INTO WALL

Bi-Plane Crashes Into Wall (1925)

Dramatic pictures of a staged crash between a bi-plane and a wall.

AIR DISPLAY

Air Display (1935)

Small planes and biplanes taking off - could be start of aviation race?

 

 

600 SQUADRON REHEARSAL

600 Squadron Rehearsal (1920-1929)

Biplanes flying in formation.

THE AIR DERBY  aka AIR RACE ROUND LONDON

The Air Derby AKA Air Race Round London (1920)

Pilots race to be the first to complete a 200 mile...

AIR CONFERENCE DELEGATES

Air Conference Delegates (1920)

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

CAMBRIDGE UNDERGRADS AIR LESSONS

Cambridge Undergrads Air Lessons (1920-1929)

Cambridge University students take air lessons.

DH9 AIR STORY

Dh9 Air Story (1920-1929)

Aircraft flying in formation plus biplane in flight and being pushed over snowy...

FLY PAST OF BIPLANES - AERIAL SHOTS

Fly Past Of Biplanes - Aerial Shots (1920)

Aerial shots of biplanes.

AIRSHIP AND PLANE

Airship And Plane (1931)

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

VERY PLANE GIRLS

Very Plane Girls (1931)

Two women aviators perform a stunt - they stand on the wings of a plane as it...

A NEW HOLIDAY THRILL

A New Holiday Thrill (1927)

A race for aeroplanes takes place at Bournemouth racecourse.

ENGINED FORE AND AFT

Engined Fore And Aft (1927)

Another huge aircraft joins the race for Trans Atlantic non stop flight.

BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME

Better Luck Next Time (1927)

The Hawker biplane prepares for a non stop flight from England to India.

THE END OF A WONDERFUL FLIGHT

The End Of A Wonderful Flight (1927)

The brave and beautiful Ruth Elder completes her long distance...

LONDON'S NEW AIRPORT OPENED

London's New Airport Opened (1928)

London's new airport is opened - a new building replaces the old...

THE CONQUEST OF THE AIR

The Conquest Of The Air (1928)

Model aeroplanes are flown in a field, then we see real biplanes doing...

AMERICAN WORLD FLYERS

American World Flyers (1924)

American pilots attempting to fly round the world land in Paris.

GIRL STUDENTS FLIGHT

Girl Students Flight (1922)

American female students arrive in Croydon for the United States of America,...

WINGS OVER AFRICA

Wings Over Africa (1940)

Men of the South African Air Force show off their single engined biplanes.

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.

MR. SYKES AVIATION

Mr. Sykes Aviation (1914-1918)

Various shots of aeroplanes (old...

BONAR LAW AT AIR DISPLAY

Bonar Law At Air Display (1920-1922)

Conservative leader and Prime Minister Andrew Bonar Law attends air...

AIR RACE

Air Race (1920-1929)

Pilots in cockpits, planes taking off, spectators and aviatrix at air show.

FANTASTIC AIR MANOEUVRES

Fantastic Air Manoeuvres (1920)

Daredevil stuntman on wing of airborne biplane in LA.

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,...

MACLAINE OF LOCHBUIE

Maclaine Of Lochbuie (1920)

Chief of the Clan Maclaine arrives for his wedding in London.

THREE MILES A MINUTE AIR RACE aka GORDON BENNETT AIR RACE WON BY FRANCE

Three Miles A Minute Air Race AKA Gordon Bennett Air Race Won By France (1920)

Sadi...

ATLANTIC FLOWN AGAIN!

Atlantic Flown Again! (1930)

Costes and Bellonte set off from Paris on their record breaking flight to...

ADVANCE ON KEREN

Advance On Keren (1941)

British and Indian troops advance under shell fire towards Keren, Eritrea.

THE UPLIFT MOVEMENT

The Uplift Movement (1931)

Women perform a mid-air stunt, jumping from the wing of one aircraft to...

TRANSFERS

Transfers (1931)

Gene Lavock - a woman stunt artist - climbs onto a ladder suspended from a plane in...

SKYLARKS!

Skylarks! (1931)

Woman does all kind of stunts on an aircraft in flight.

NOVEL AEROPLANE

Novel Aeroplane (1927)

The biplane 'Typhoon' is tested at Southampton.

FIRST ATLANTIC AIRWOMAN

First Atlantic Airwoman (1927)

Thea Rasche sets off on a flight in her biplane.

CAPTAIN COURTNEY'S ATLANTIC FLIGHT

Captain Courtney's Atlantic Flight (1927)

Captain Courtney sets off from Plymouth in his...

HOME BY PLANE FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Home By Plane For The Holidays (1927)

Mr. Pitman collects his younger brother by plane from Eton.

SAFETY PETROL

Safety Petrol (1931)

A new petrol which avoids fire risk is demonstrated.

FRANCE TO AFRICA BY AIR

France To Africa By Air (1922)

Various aerial shots from plane flying from France to Rabat, Morocco -...

GIRL STUDENTS FLIGHT

Girl Students Flight (1922)

American female students arrive in Croydon for the United States of America,...

MACLAREN ARRIVES IN CALCUTTA

Maclaren Arrives In Calcutta (1924)

In a bid to fly round the globe, Squadron Leader Maclaren reaches...

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...

GOOD LUCK GO WITH YOU

Good Luck Go With You (1924)

American World Fliers set off from Yorkshire on the last leg of their...

DO IT YOURSELF

Do It Yourself (1924)

American pilots attempting to fly around the world stop in Hull for vital repairs. ...