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BEAUTIFUL BOMBS FROM CANADA

Beautiful Bombs From Canada (1941)

Scrap metal is turned into bombs at a factory in Canada.

THE HELL DIVER

The Hell Diver (1941)

The American hell diver is better and faster than any other dive-bomber in...

MAKING BEAUTIFUL BOMBS

Making Beautiful Bombs (1941)

A look at the process of making bomb casings at a munitions factory.

RAILWAY BREAKDOWN CREW AT WORK

Railway Breakdown Crew At Work (1941)

Railwaymen at work repairing bomb damaged lines.

BOMBING OF PLOESTI

Bombing Of Ploesti (1940-1949)

Bombing of Ploesti oil fields in Rumania.

FIRE RESISTANCE IN METALS

Fire Resistance In Metals (1938)

New fire resistant materials are tested at Greenford in Middlesex.

POLISH TOWN PLANNERS IN UK

Polish Town Planners In UK (1948)

Polish town planners visit England.

 

 

 POLAND

Poland (1955)

Polish Town showing bomb damage and a certain amount of reconstruction.

THE NORTH SEA V2

The North Sea V2 (1945)

German technicians fire V2 rocket bombs under British directions for...

LIKE A LAND MINE

Like A Land Mine (1929)

Footage of devastation caused by bomb explosion in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and...

DALTON SPEECH ABOUT BUDGET

Dalton Speech About Budget (1945)

Chancellor of Exchequer gives budget speech after 1945 election.

AN INTREPID AIRMAN

An Intrepid Airman (1916)

French aviator and hero Dancourt who bombed Krupp munitions factory at Essen...

TOMMIES MAKING GUNS

Tommies Making Guns (1914-1918)

Footage of British soldiers making armaments.

SHELL MAKING

Shell Making (1914-1918)

Good footage of male munitions workers manufacturing shells at Sheffield factory.

BOMBS, BOMBS, BEAUTIFUL BOMBS!

Bombs, Bombs, Beautiful Bombs! (1940)

Good footage of bombs being manufactured as part of South...

ESSEN BLITZED

Essen Blitzed (1943)

Night air raid of Essen, Germany.

A-BOMB POWER

A-Bomb Power (1952)

American authorities test atomic bomb against buildings on Pacific Atoll.

Selected Originals - A-BOMB POWER aka ATOM BOMB TEST

Selected Originals - A-Bomb Power AKA Atom Bomb Test (1952)

Material relating to the newsreel...

LOOK OUT TOWER issue title - EYES RIGHT

Look Out Tower Issue Title - Eyes Right (1941)

A greengrocer sells her produce from ruined look out...

BOMB CRATER ALLOTMENT

Bomb Crater Allotment (1942-1944)

A man in Bayswater has turned a bomb crater in his garden into an...

ELASTIC

Elastic (1942)

Different uses for elastic.

ASBESTOS

Asbestos (1942)

A look at various fireproof asbestos goods made in a factory.

PORT SUEZ - OIL REFINERY

Port Suez - Oil Refinery (1967)

Israeli army shells Egyptian oil refinery at Port Suez.

OLD BAILEY

Old Bailey (1953)

Interior and exterior shots Old Bailey following recent renovations.

TRIBUTE TO OUR MUNITION WORKERS aka MUNITIONS FACTORY IN SOUTH AFRICA

Tribute To Our Munition Workers AKA Munitions Factory In South Africa (1942)

South African air...

RESULTS OF BOMBING OF JAPAN

Results Of Bombing Of Japan (1945)

Shots of the bombed Mitsubishi aircraft factory in Nagoya. Japan.

RECONSTRUCTION OF GERMAN RAILWAYS

Reconstruction Of German Railways (1946)

Item showing reconstruction of the railways in Germany.

MINE CLEARING OFF NORFOLK COAST

Mine Clearing Off Norfolk Coast (1957)

Mine clearing operation on beach. Cromer, Norfolk.

A GOAL FOR THE HUNS

A Goal For The Huns (1916)

Propaganda film to boost morale of British shipbuilders during WW1.

CITY GARDEN

City Garden (1949)

Shots of bomb site garden in London.

CITY GARDEN

City Garden (1949)

Shots of bomb site garden in London.

TIME TO REMEMBER - THE BETTER 'OLE 1916 - reel 3

Time To Remember - The Better 'ole 1916 - Reel 3 (1916)

Scenes from 1916 - From the Eastern,...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 501 - SHEEP SHEARING, THE CARABOOT and BOMB DISPOSAL

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 501 - Sheep Shearing, The Caraboot And Bomb Disposal (1964)

Out...

EGGS FOR OUR BOMBERS

Eggs For Our Bombers (1941)

Governor General Patrick Duncan observes work in South African munitions...

KRUPPS OF FRANCE BOMBED

Krupps Of France Bombed (1943)

Allied night raid on Le Creusot Schneider Works - large arms factory in...

THE GREAT AIR ASSAULT ON EUROPE

The Great Air Assault On Europe (1943)

Allied forces increase their air raids in Europe.

THEY SWOOP TO CONQUER

They Swoop To Conquer (1943)

American Bostons raid steel works in France.

SHIPS SHIPS AND MORE SHIPS

Ships Ships And More Ships (1941)

Warships being designed and built - part of drive to recruit more...

GIFT OF LOCKHEED BOMBER TO BRITAIN

Gift Of Lockheed Bomber To Britain (1941)

RAF men try out bomber, a gift from workers at Lockheed...

THREE SPANISH TOWNS

Three Spanish Towns (1938)

Item showing the effect of the Civil War on the Spanish towns of Tortosa,...

INDUSTRIAL ARP

Industrial Arp (1939)

Air raid rehearsal at a radio factory in Southend in Essex.

CHURCH MOVE

Church Move (1953)

Volunteers demolish disused church in Peckham to be rebuilt in Biggin Hill.

AMMUNITION FACTORY - RUSSIA

Ammunition Factory - Russia

Russian ammunition factory at work.

BRITAIN CARRIES ON - 1940

Britain Carries On - 1940 (1940)

Footage of women at work in sweets factory.

TO SAVE THE HARVEST

To Save The Harvest (1941)

Land Girls help the fire service to cope with a fire in a haystack.

U.S. NAVY BOMBS JAPAN

U.S. Navy Bombs Japan (1945)

American navy third fleet bombs Japanese ships and factories.

U.S. LEND LEASE

U.S. Lend Lease (1944)

Guns, ammunitions and equipment are checked and prepared for shipment under Lend...

REBUILDING WROCLAW

Rebuilding Wroclaw (1949)

Views of Wroclaw.

UN CONFERENCE - PARIS

UN Conference - Paris (1948)

Ernest Bevin speaking at the UN Conference in Paris.

HOW NOT TO GET RID OF YOUR OLD CAR - GERMANY

How Not To Get Rid Of Your Old Car - Germany (1962)

Germans showing various ways to get rid of...