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CHAVEZ ON HIS MONOPLANE TRIES IN VAIN TO CROSS THE 'SIMPLON'

Chavez On His Monoplane Tries In Vain To Cross The 'simplon'

Aviators make attempts to...

THE GREAT INTERNATIONAL AIR CONTEST FOR THE DAILY MAIL £10,000 PRIZE

The Great International Air Contest For The Daily Mail £10,000 Prize

Early air race...

HUCKS BIPLANE

Hucks Biplane

Several airmen are helped into their monoplanes just prior to take off.

CIRCUIT OF EUROPE INTERNATIONAL AIR RACE

Circuit Of Europe International Air Race

Various shots of early air race in the South of...

ARCHIVE FILM VARIOUS

Archive Film Various (1900-1911)

Early film of planes, cars and fashionable ladies.

 BLERIOT  aka PLANES

Bleriot AKA Planes (1900-1909)

Pioneer aviator Louis Bleriot poses with his wife and his monoplane.

OLD AVIATION

Old Aviation (1910-1929)

Montage of stories - early aeroplanes taking off from airfields and RAF awards...

 

 

A RECORD FLIGHT

A Record Flight (1911)

Shots of French aviator Prier with his plane.

FIRST AERIAL POST

First Aerial Post (1911)

Hamel flies from Hendon to Windsor to carry letters.

FRENCH MONOPLANES

French Monoplanes (1919)

Footage of vintage French monoplanes.

 AVIATORS POND AND SEBELLI

Aviators Pond And Sebelli (1920-1929)

Footage of two pilots - Pond and Sebelli - before they set off on a...

PATERSON USA U.S.A.

Paterson USA U.S.A. (1921)

An experimental flight of a new safety type of monoplane ends in disaster...

FIRST MAN TO GLIDE THE CHANNEL

First Man To Glide The Channel (1923)

Mr Barbot receives congratulations after gliding Channel in...

THE BULLION PLANE

The Bullion Plane (1925)

A Junkers monoplane delivers £10,000,000 worth of bonds to England under...

AEROPLANE LAUNCHED FROM THE AIR

Aeroplane Launched From The Air (1925)

An aeroplane is attached underneath the R 33 airship and...

FROM DUBLIN TO OTTAWA

From Dublin To Ottawa (1927)

Intrepid transatlantic airmen with their aircraft.

STOP LONG DISTANCE FLYING

Stop Long Distance Flying (1927)

Marnier and Furneau's crashed plane is seen at ......

THE AMAZING ATLANTIC AIRWOMAN

The Amazing Atlantic Airwoman (1927)

The lovely Ruth Elder at the start of her long distance flight...

AMERICA'S AVIATION TRIUMPHS CONTINUE

America's Aviation Triumphs Continue (1927)

Scenes at the airfield in Hawaii, showing Maitland and...

ROYAL AIRFORCES LATEST

Royal Airforces Latest (1929)

New aeroplane of the Royal Air Force is unveiled at Cranwell,...

THE WORLD'S LARGEST MONOPLANE

The World's Largest Monoplane (1929)

The world's largest monoplane, with 150 foot wingspan, takes off...

AEROPLANE CRASH - SMALL PLANE

Aeroplane Crash - Small Plane (1929)

Good shots of a small plane crashing on an American airfield (no...

FRANCE'S AIR PAGEANT

France's Air Pageant (1930)

Various shots of a display of aerobatics from pilots of the French Air...

TO AFRICA AND BACK IN 2 DAYS!

To Africa And Back In 2 Days! (1930)

Pilot Charles Barnard flies to Morocco and back in record time.

OUR EVER GROWING AIR FLEET

Our Ever Growing Air Fleet (1930)

A large new flying boat - the Blackburn Sydney - joins the RAF.

WOMAN'S AIR ENDURANCE RECORD aka WOMENS AIR ENDURANCE RECORD

Woman's Air Endurance Record AKA Womens Air Endurance Record (1930)

French woman pilot Maryse...

THE

The "Air Postman" Arrives! (1930-1931)

Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith flies plane from Australia carrying...

 CODOS AND ROSSI AT FORT BENNET

Codos And Rossi At Fort Bennet (1930-1939)

Record breaking aviators Codos and Rossi land in the US after...

 SAFETY PLANE FLIES ON ONE ENGINE

Safety Plane Flies On One Engine (1930-1939)

Fliers display how safe their new design of plane is by...

SPEED & COMFORT NEW MONOPLANE DEMONSTRATED AT YEOVIL

Speed & Comfort New Monoplane Demonstrated At Yeovil (1930-1939)

A new plane made by Westland is...

VOTING IN GERMANY

Voting In Germany (1930-1939)

People going to the polls are given leaflets and papers in a German election.

HITLER, MUSSOLINI AND GOERING IN GERMANY

Hitler, Mussolini And Goering In Germany (1930-1939)

Hitler and Mussolini meet to watch German planes.

JEAN BATTEN TRIUMPHS aka JEAN BATTEN IN SYDNEY

Jean Batten Triumphs AKA Jean Batten In Sydney (1930-1939)

Female flier Jean Batten brakes the record...

 AUSTER STRIP

Auster Strip (1930-1939)

Various shots of a small plane landing at a county air strip.

GETTING

Getting "Airminded" (1931)

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

200 MPH VISITOR!

200 Mph Visitor! (1931)

Pilot Frank Hawks breaks a speed flying record.

LIKE A PREHISTORIC BIRD

Like A Prehistoric Bird (1931)

RAF pageant features experimental planes including 'The Pterodactyl'.

THE WORLD WONDER FLYERS!

The World Wonder Flyers! (1931)

Harold Gatty and Wiley Post take off on a transatlantic flight.

RETURN OF WORLD WONDER FLYERS!

Return Of World Wonder Flyers! (1931)

Wiley Post and Harold Gatty land after their long distance...

WE WANT THOSE LONG DISTANCE FLIGHT RECORDS

We Want Those Long Distance Flight Records (1931)

Squadron Leader O R Gayford and Flight Lieutenant...

BRITAIN'S 'LINDY' aka JIM MOLLISON ATLANTIC FLIGHT

Britain's 'lindy' AKA Jim Mollison Atlantic Flight (1932)

Aviator Jim Mollison lands in America...

AIR BRAKES

Air Brakes (1932)

Frank Hawks - noted air ace - demonstrates latest advance in aviation in Los Angeles.

BRAVO - GAYFORD! BRAVO - NICHOLETTS! BRAVO - THE RAF!

Bravo - Gayford! Bravo - Nicholetts! Bravo - The Raf! (1933)

Reports have come in the Gayford and...

BRITONS ... BE PROUD

Britons ... Be Proud (1933)

British Pilots Gayford and Nicholetts break World Long Distance flight...

AVIATION'S LATEST WONDER

Aviation's Latest Wonder (1933)

German plane shows off its new design of retractable undercarriage.

CHEERS ALL THE WAY

Cheers All The Way (1933)

Gayford and Nicholetts - famous aviators - land in Pretoria, South Africa.

RAIN ... THE SPOIL SPORT

Rain ... The Spoil Sport (1933)

Rain leads to the cancelling of an army review and spoils RAF Pageant.

ROUND THE WORLD IN 186 HOURS!

Round The World In 186 Hours! (1933)

Wiley Post comes in to land in New York after his record breaking...

ROUND THE WORLD IN 6 DAYS?

Round The World In 6 Days? (1933)

Wiley Post sets off to fly to Berlin and then on around the world.

ADVANCE AUSTRALIA!

Advance Australia! (1933)

Australian Premier Stevens names the first Australian built aeroplane.