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WAAFS AND BARRAGE BALLOON

Waafs And Barrage Balloon (1941)

Sturdy WAAFs are trained in barrage balloon duty.

WINGS OVER AFRICA

Wings Over Africa (1940)

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

SOUTH AFRICA COAST DEFENCES

South Africa Coast Defences (1943)

South African coastal defence manoeuvres.

SAFETY FIRST!

Safety First! (1940)

RAF men test and pack parachutes.

FALL IN AND FLY

Fall In And Fly (1940)

Great story about the training of new RAF pilots.

OUMA PRESENTS WINGS

Ouma Presents Wings (1940-1949)

Mrs Smuts presents wings to new pilots in South Africa.

FLYING CLUB

Flying Club (1956)

An RAF flying club has formed to fly Tiger Moths.

 

 

WAAFS AT WORK

Waafs At Work (1941)

Latest role for Women's Auxiliary Air Force - RAF mechanics and ground crew.

PRANG

Prang (1944)

Good action shots of allied bombers attacking enemy ships.

BARGE BALLOON BARRAGE

Barge Balloon Barrage (1940)

Air Vice Marshal Boyle inspects boats and barges from which are flying...

PATHE GAZETTE SPECIAL - THE WAR LATEST aka DUNKIRK - Print version

Pathe Gazette Special - The War Latest AKA Dunkirk - Print Version (1940)

Combined print...

BRITAIN LOOKS UP

Britain Looks Up (1948)

RAF air display at Odiham, Lord Tedder pays tribute to the Battle of Britain...

FLIGHT SIMULATOR beware - other Colour Pics share this title

Flight Simulator Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1965)

A look at the flight...

WITH THE R.A.F. IN THE NEAR EAST Beware - other items share this title

With The R.A.F. In The Near East Beware - Other Items Share This Title (1934)

Armoured cars...

BOMBS ON BURMA

Bombs On Burma (1943)

Australian airmen bomb Japanese on the Arakan front.

U.S. AIR FORCE TESTS HELICOPTER

U.S. Air Force Tests Helicopter (1943)

American Air Force tests early type of helicopter.

JOINING THE W.A.A.F. aka W.A.A.F. RECRUITING IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Joining The W.A.A.F. AKA W.A.A.F. Recruiting In The Middle East (1943)

Women recruited in...

MILAN GETS IT AGAIN

Milan Gets It Again (1943)

RAF Lancasters raid Milan at night.

FOR THOSE IN PERIL

For Those In Peril (1943)

Air Sea Rescue teams at work.

THE BATTLE OF BERLIN

The Battle Of Berlin (1943)

RAF bombers raid Berlin at night.

ONE OF OUR AIRCRAFT IS MISSING

One Of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1943)

One of RAF's Michell planes gets hit over Cherbourg, France.

AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE GROWS

Australian Air Force Grows (1941)

More RAAF men leave Australia for final training in Canada.

THE EAGLE SQUADRON

The Eagle Squadron (1941)

American airmen in Hurricanes in training with RAF

TRAINING AIR PILOTS IN CANADA

Training Air Pilots In Canada (1941)

RAF training establishment in Canada.

AMERICANS WITH THE R.C.A.F.

Americans With The R.C.A.F. (1941)

An item showing some of the American airmen in the Royal Canadian...

CALSHOT - aka TRAINING PIGEONS FOR THE RAF

Calshot - AKA Training Pigeons For The RAF (1939)

The RAF train pigeons to send messages from...

FLAG WITH A HISTORY

Flag With A History (1942)

Belgian Defence Minister Gutt presents a historic flag to the Belgian Air...

INTRODUCING THE BOSTON III BOSTON 3

Introducing The Boston Iii Boston 3 (1942)

We take a trip in a new American-built bomber, the Boston...

MOVING DAY

Moving Day (1942)

Men of a Home-based Fighter Squadron move to a new strategic location.

BIGGEST CONVOY OF ALL TIME ARRIVES IN INDIA

Biggest Convoy Of All Time Arrives In India (1942)

Huge convoy of Allied troops arrives in India to...

FAMILY FLIES HOME BY BOMBER

Family Flies Home By Bomber (1946)

Australian man flies family home from UK in bomber, having been...

"Siroco" Sank Three German Submarines AKA "Siroco" Decorated (1940)

French Admiral Le Bigot...

RAF'S LONGEST WAR FLIGHT

RAF's Longest War Flight (1940)

Royal Air Force fly out to drop leaflets over Poland.

RAF PLANE LOSES ITS WAY!

RAF Plane Loses Its Way! (1940)

An RAF bomber that had mistakenly landed behind German lines returns...

RAF'S GREATEST BOMBING RAID

RAF's Greatest Bombing Raid (1940)

R.A.F. set off for bombing raid on the Isle of Sylt.

RAF HEROES OF THE SYLT RAID

RAF Heroes Of The Sylt Raid (1940)

Various shots of bomber crews after returning from raid over Isle...

FORWARD THE LIGHT BRIGADE

Forward The Light Brigade (1940)

Men of the British Expeditionary Force show off their motorcycles in...

RAF's GOOD BAG

RAF's Good Bag (1940)

Four young fighter pilots receive a telegraph congratulating them on recent...

RAAF IN MELBOURNE

Raaf In Melbourne (1940)

Parade of Australian Airmen and volunteer nurses in Melbourne.

WITH THE AIR FORCE

With The Air Force (1940)

Men of the RAF load up with bombs to drop over Germany.

MR VINCENT MASSEY WITH CANADIAN AIRMEN

Mr Vincent Massey With Canadian Airmen (1940)

The Canadian High Commissioner meets men of the RCAF...

WHERE THE RAF HAVE STRUCK

Where The RAF Have Struck (1940)

Good shots of pins being pushed into a map in the Air Ministry to show...

BOMBERS AND GUNNERS IN THE MAKING

Bombers And Gunners In The Making (1940)

Bomb aimers and plane gunners get training in the use of...

ITALIAN RAIDERS HURRICANED!

Italian Raiders Hurricaned! (1940)

RAF men celebrate a successful attack on Italian raiders over the...

TRAINED IN CANADA

Trained In Canada (1940)

Commonwealth airmen trained in Canada arrive to England.

AIR CREW IN TRAINING

Air Crew In Training (1940)

Air crew training somewhere in Britain.

ONE MINUTE NEWS

One Minute News (1949)

The Schoolboys' Own Exhibition in London and an Alsatian cares for a lion cub.

JET MEN GO TO WORLD'S FASTEST SCHOOL

Jet Men Go To World's Fastest School (1949)

Good story about the training of pilots to fly the...

HORSHAM ST. FAITH

Horsham St. Faith (1949)

Prime Minister Attlee inspects an RAF station in Sussex.

BRITAIN STEPS UP AIRLIFT

Britain Steps Up Airlift (1948)

Britain increases air supply of Berlin.