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PILOT BOAT TRAGEDY

Pilot Boat Tragedy (1939)

Footage of the wreckage of a Mersey pilot boat on the River Mersey.

SAFETY FLYING !

Safety Flying ! (1932)

Footage of aircraft trainer being demonstrated.

RUSSIAN NEWS - RUSSIAN HELICOPTER BREAKS WORLD RECORD

Russian News - Russian Helicopter Breaks World Record (1957)

New Russian jet helicopter breaks...

FLYING VC-10 ON GROUND

Flying Vc-10 On Ground (1965)

Flight simulator using movie camera helps train VC10 pilots at London...

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 45

Caught By The Camera No. 45 (1935)

A 'human fly' man climbs up the outside of a building and men pull...

PRINCE BERNHARD WITH DUTCH AIRMEN

Prince Bernhard With Dutch Airmen (1940)

Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands meets pilots and presents...

PICKING UP THE PILOT

Picking Up The Pilot (1933)

An airship lowers a rope ladder to pick up men from moving boats on the...

 

 

AIR CLOWN

Air Clown (1950)

A mad-cap American pilot shows off his barnstorming flying skills.

GIANT 'COPTER PASSES TEST

Giant 'copter Passes Test (1959)

Russian helicopter refuels cargo ship and frees mud bound lorry.

MOTOR NEWS - AUSTRALIA  aka HELICOPTER CRASHES INTO SEA

Motor News - Australia AKA Helicopter Crashes Into Sea (1959)

Helicopter crashes into sea near...

KIDS PLANE aka CHILD'S PLANE issue title reads HEADS AND TAILS

Kids Plane AKA Child's Plane Issue Title Reads Heads And Tails (1938)

Cinema projectionist...

ARMY RIVER CROSSING

Army River Crossing (1948)

Good footage of Army Medical Corps making raft to cross river.

DOME TRAINER

Dome Trainer (1951)

Footage of anti-aircraft gun trainer in use in Portsmouth, Hampshire.

IF I ONLY HAD WINGS

If I Only Had Wings (1945)

People learning to fly planes at Country Flying Club.

OUMA PRESENTS WINGS

Ouma Presents Wings (1940-1949)

Mrs Smuts presents wings to new pilots in South Africa.

LIGHTNING AEROBATICS

Lightning Aerobatics (1963)

Fighter Command's aerobatic squadron give first public performance with...

FERRY PILOT

Ferry Pilot (1952)

Footage of RAF pilots ferrying new aeroplanes to their destinations, Aston,...

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 125

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 125 (1940)

Trainee pilots at the University of Maryland and alligator...

WONDERS WILL NEVER CEASE!

Wonders Will Never Cease! (1932)

An American pilot succeeds in taking off in his plane from the roof of...

IN THE VAN

In The Van (1932)

Excellent story of the 'Flying Scotsman' speeding northwards with the large aeroplane...

LIKE TO FLY?

Like To Fly? (1934)

Pilot Mr CWA Scott gives us instructions on flying a Tiger Moth aeroplane.

WINGS OVER RUSSIA!

Wings Over Russia! (1935)

A Russian holiday camp where young men and women attend a flying school

SUITS FOR THE STRATOSPHERE!

Suits For The Stratosphere! (1938)

Inventor Carl Rich wears a special suit that allows him to fly at...

PILOT AHOY!

Pilot Ahoy! (1940)

Life aboard a pilot cutter in New York harbour.

TAKE YOUR MIND OFF THE WAR!

Take Your Mind Off The War! (1940)

A swimsuit fashion show takes place during a Trans-American airline...

THREE KILLS BY A MOSQUITO PILOT

Three Kills By A Mosquito Pilot (1943)

Canadian fighter crew talking about their successful fight...

TRAINING

Training "Jim Crows" (1940)

Volunteer roof spotters get to look at various RAF planes.

FIGHTING THE FOG!

Fighting The Fog! (1935)

Story showing how radio helps pilots flying through fog.

THE LUFTWAFFE FLIES AGAIN

The Luftwaffe Flies Again (1956)

German Defence Minister Theodor Blank presents wings to the new...

FLYING DRAINPIPE

Flying Drainpipe (1957)

France's fist vertical takeoff flying machine is tested in Villaroche.

AIR NEWS THE FLYING BOLSTER  & THE

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

Flying Bolster - Utility aircraft &...

AIR NEWS

Air News (1951)

The Bristol Brabazon plane takes a Parliamentary Commission on a flight over London

VULCANS IN SERVICE

Vulcans In Service (1957)

The first four-jet bomber in the world, goes into service with the RAF.

AIR NEWS - BERKS aka FIRST FLIGHT OF HOME-MADE PLANE

Air News - Berks AKA First Flight Of Home-Made Plane (1959)

John Taylor plane leaves his Ilford...

AIRS AND GRACES

Airs And Graces (1936)

A look at 'Pegasus' the lightweight glider which can be easily assembled in...

ALL ABOARD - PILOT BOAT INN

All Aboard - Pilot Boat Inn (1937)

The Pilot Boat Inn, a pub shaped like a boat, proves popular at...

AIRWAYS IN OZ aka INTERNAL AIRWAYS

Airways In Oz AKA Internal Airways (1939)

An internal flight from Adelaide reaches Brisbane in seven...

BIRD ISLAND issue title - ARMS AND CHARMS

Bird Island Issue Title - Arms And Charms (1939)

Footage of thousand of birds seen from a...

SEAFIRES AND PRESSURE CHAMBER

Seafires And Pressure Chamber (1943)

Pilots are tested in a pressure chamber before flying new Seafire...

PROPELLERS  issue title is ACCOUNT RENDERED

Propellers Issue Title Is Account Rendered (1942)

Hurricane aeroplanes having their propellers...

TEST PILOTS aka TEST FOR PILOTS

Test Pilots AKA Test For Pilots (1944)

Fighter pilots undergo tough physical training regimes. South...

THE KENTUCKY DERBY

The Kentucky Derby (1947)

'Jet Pilot' wins the Kentucky Derby - America's Greatest Horse Race.

HELICOPTER AIDS ISLANDS

Helicopter Aids Islands (1961)

Footage of helicopter taking supplies to the island of Innisturk off the...

TANKER RESCUE aka TANKER BREAKS IN TWO

Tanker Rescue AKA Tanker Breaks In Two (1962)

Tanker "Bridgewater" breaks in two in hurricane, crew...

SUFFOLK - FOR SAFE JET LANDING - A NEW SYSTEM DEMONSTRATED

Suffolk - For Safe Jet Landing - A New System Demonstrated (1962)

Visual Glide Path Indicator to...

KEEP CALM AND LIVE

Keep Calm And Live (1963)

Demonstration of new equipment which will help save pilots' lives. Portsmouth,...

JET CONVERSION UNIT

Jet Conversion Unit (1949)

Footage pilots being trained to use jet aircraft at Suffolk airbase.

FLYING BUSMEN

Flying Busmen (1949)

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

FLYING COWBOY

Flying Cowboy (1949)

Sam Keener, President of Engineering Company with his own plane, is also deputy...

WHITE RHINOS

White Rhinos (1950)

Item about two white rhinos being transferred from Khartoum to Antwerp.