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357+ MILES AN HOUR aka 357.7 MILES PER HOUR

357+ Miles An Hour AKA 357.7 Miles Per Hour (1929)

Squadron Leader Orlebar sits in the Rolls-Royce...

AVIATION'S LATEST WONDER

Aviation's Latest Wonder (1929)

The latest German flying ship takes to the sky, Lake Constance,...

FLYING DINAH

Flying Dinah (1925)

The Irish thousand guineas horse race is won by Flying Dinah.

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,...

CALSHOT - aka TRAINING PIGEONS FOR THE RAF

Calshot - AKA Training Pigeons For The RAF (1939)

The RAF train pigeons to send messages from...

FORTS FIRST RAID IN BERLIN

Forts First Raid In Berlin (1944)

Flying Fortresses carry out their first raids on Berlin, Germany.

ROBOT RAIDERS

Robot Raiders (1944)

RAF experts inspect crashed flying bomb, RAF fighter bombers destroy V.1 launch...

 

 

NEWSBRIEFS FLYING BOAT MARS, BIG U.S. GUNS, CANADIAN DESPATCH RIDERS

Newsbriefs Flying Boat Mars, Big U.S. Guns, Canadian Despatch Riders (1944)

News stories about...

PLOESTI OIL FIELDS DEVASTATED

Ploesti Oil Fields Devastated (1944)

Allies bomb Ploesti oil fields cutting off some of Germany's fuel...

AUSTRALIA aka GUBA FLYING BOAT FLIGHT

Australia AKA Guba Flying Boat Flight (1939)

The flying boat the 'Guba' takes off from Sydney in...

AVIATION HISTORY aka ARRIVAL OF FLYING BOAT IN AUSTRALIA

Aviation History AKA Arrival Of Flying Boat In Australia (1939)

Footage of the Sunderland flying...

ACROSS THE TASMAN SEA

Across The Tasman Sea (1939)

Footage of Sunderland Flying boat landing off coast of Wellington in New...

SCALE MODEL OF FLYING BOAT TESTED

Scale Model Of Flying Boat Tested (1940)

Scale model of a flying boat over the bay at Cowes.

IN THE ATLANTIC WITH THE FRENCH FLEET aka IN THE ATLANTIC WITH THE FRENCH NAVY

In The Atlantic With The French Fleet AKA In The Atlantic With The French Navy (1940)

On...

ROOSEVELT INSPECTS NEW US PLANES

Roosevelt Inspects New Us Planes (1940)

President Roosevelt inspects new fighters and flying boat.

SKY FORTRESSES - DUBLIN

Sky Fortresses - Dublin (1940)

American Flying Fortresses on training flights in California.

LADY MAYORESS CHRISTENS AEROPLANE

Lady Mayoress Christens Aeroplane (1919)

The presentation of an aircraft to South Africa by the Lady...

NEW FLYING BOAT

New Flying Boat (1952)

The first test flight of the Saunders-Roe "Princess" a massive flying boat.

AIR NEWS THE FLYING BOLSTER  & THE

Air News The Flying Bolster & The "Corporal" Missile (1957)

Flying Bolster - Utility aircraft &...

'PRINCESSES' GET ENGINES

'princesses' Get Engines (1951)

The largest flying boat ever made in Britain, 'Princess', gets engine.

UN DRIVE TO HAN RIVER

UN Drive To Han River (1951)

After smashing Chinese attack UN forces reach Seoul.

OIL AND WAR - KOREA

Oil And War - Korea (1951)

Korean war scenes.

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

People In The News (1950)

Exiled African leader Seretse Khama arrives with young family in Southampton.

BRITAIN'S CRAFTSMEN SHOW THE FLAG - COWES

Britain's Craftsmen Show The Flag - Cowes (1950)

World's largest flying boat, Saunders Roe...

NEWS FLASHES - U.S. JET SEA PLANE

News Flashes - U.S. Jet Sea Plane (1955)

The world's first multi jet flying boat is revealed to...

U.S. NAVY DEMONSTRATES FLYING PLATFORM

U.S. Navy Demonstrates Flying Platform (1955)

U.S. Navy reveals closest thing yet to flying saucer -...

USA FLYING BOAT

USA Flying Boat (1956)

An American inventor proves that a skiff needn't stick to the water.

FIRST OF 'NEW FEW'

First Of 'new Few' (1961)

Good footage of the Valiant Bomber. Honnington, Suffolk.

REMEMBER, REMEMBER...

Remember, Remember... (1954)

Headcorn, Kent, celebrates the Guy Fawke's Day.

NOW HE OWNS FLYING SCOT

Now He Owns Flying Scot (1963)

Mr Alan Pegler becomes the new owner of the 'Flying Scotsman' train....

ALL YACHTS JOIN IN

All Yachts Join In (1963)

The Nore Yacht Race takes place at Southend-on-Sea, Essex.

FLYING BOATS FOR SALE

Flying Boats For Sale (1963)

Item showing out of date Princess Flying Boats which are up for sale....

INTERNATIONAL TOY FAIR

International Toy Fair (1965)

Adults and children try out toys on display at Harrogate International...

THE FLYING SCOTSMAN PREPARES FOR THE USA

The Flying Scotsman Prepares For The USA (1969)

The 'Flying Scotsman' is prepared for trip to the...

NEW MAPS FOR NEW WORLDS

New Maps For New Worlds (1945)

New air age maps replace those based on sea travel.

PEST CONTROL

Pest Control (1948)

Land Army's Colorado Beetle Flying Squad leap into action at Grays, Essex.

FLYING BUSMEN

Flying Busmen (1949)

London bus transport workers learn how to fly in their spare time.

FLYING SAUCER

Flying Saucer (1950)

A flying saucer made by 14-year-old Jeremy Coles is seen on a test flight.

FLYING BALLET

Flying Ballet (1951)

Nice footage of flying ballet at the Empress Hall in London.

FLY FARM

Fly Farm (1952)

Scientists experiment with insecticides on flies at laboratory in Sunbury-on-Thames,...

RAILWAY SIGNALS

Railway Signals (1953)

Inventor demonstrated his new signal safety device for railways. London.

17 YR  OLD GIRLS WONDERFUL FEAT

17 Yr Old Girls Wonderful Feat (1929)

Crowds welcome Elinor Smith on record endurance flight in the...

NEW MECHANICAL TUTOR aka NOVEL MECHANICAL TUTOR

New Mechanical Tutor AKA Novel Mechanical Tutor (1929)

A pilot demonstrates aeroplane tutor in...

NEW DEVICE SPEEDS AIR PILOT TRAINING

New Device Speeds Air Pilot Training (1929)

An aeroplane training device on display in Ohio in the...

MR. STRACHEY TALKS ABOUT NUTS

Mr. Strachey Talks About Nuts (1948)

Food Minister talks about the nut scheme in South Africa.

BOMBER CREW HONOURED

Bomber Crew Honoured (1940)

Distinguished Flying Medals (D.F.M.) were presented to a bomber crew.

FLYING FORTRESS

Flying Fortress (1940)

US super plane Flying Fortress is being assembled in American factory.

FLYING WING

Flying Wing (1949)

An American Northrop Flying Wing Jet breaks a speed record.

ARCTIC RESCUE OF US AIRMEN

Arctic Rescue Of Us Airmen (1949)

American fliers are trapped on a Greenland ice.

WORLD'S LARGEST PLANE

World's Largest Plane (1946)

Howard Hughes' experimental flying boat on back of large truck.