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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.

 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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

 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.

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...

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.

RAMSGATE  aka NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

Ramsgate AKA News In A Nutshell (1936)

Small planes fly in a competition while others enjoy the...

NEW YORK - BERLIN, AIR RACE

New York - Berlin, Air Race (1938)

Pilots receive a heroes welcome after breaking record for fastest...

NEW JERSEY STUNT PILOT LNER

New Jersey Stunt Pilot Lner (1938)

Herr Krupp of Germany takes his light plane for a flight in New...

PLANE SAVED BY PARACHUTE

Plane Saved By Parachute (1940)

An American pilot turns off his engine and lets his plane fall to the...

AIR NEWS - HANDING OVER NEW PLANE

Air News - Handing Over New Plane (1953)

The Prestwick Pioneer, a new monoplane, can take off in 75...

BLERIOT FLIES AGAIN aka VETERAN PLANE FLIES CHANNEL

Bleriot Flies Again AKA Veteran Plane Flies Channel (1955)

Frenchman repeats Bleriot's feat in a...

TEST PILOTS JUDGE MODEL PLANE SHOW

Test Pilots Judge Model Plane Show (1956)

Test pilots judge the 1956 All-Britain Model Aircraft...

FIRST AUSTRALIAN AIR MAIL REMEMBERED IN FILM FLASHBACKS

First Australian Air Mail Remembered In Film Flashbacks (1964)

Australia celebrates the 50th...