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AMERICA HAILS COSTES AND BELLONTE

America Hails Costes And Bellonte (1930)

The French aviators land in the US after non-stop flight...

THE LAST WORD IN LUXURY LINERS

The Last Word In Luxury Liners (1933)

Two liners - 'Monarch of Bermuda' and 'Queen of Bermuda' - sail...

SCOTCH EXPRESS WRECKED

Scotch Express Wrecked (1931)

Steam train 'The Royal Scot' crashes in Bedfordshire killing 6.

THE GONDOLA PAGEANT

The Gondola Pageant (1930)

Lots of Gondolas throng the famous canals of Venice.

A WELCOME

A Welcome "Fit For Heroes" (1930)

Aviators Costes and Bellonte receive a ticker tape welcome in New...

TRANSPORT - ANCIENT AND MODERN

Transport - Ancient And Modern (1930)

A historical pageant presents the history of transport up to the...

BELGIAN AIR LINER DISASTER

Belgian Air Liner Disaster (1930)

A Belgian mail plane crashes near Croydon.

 

 

A NEW FRENCH LUXURY LINER

A New French Luxury Liner (1930)

Launch of the new French liner SS Djenne.

£500,000 YACHT ON THE ROCKS!

£500,000 Yacht On The Rocks! (1930)

J Pierpoint Morgan's expensive yacht 'Corsair' ends up on the...

BON VOYAGE AND GOOD LUCK!

Bon Voyage And Good Luck! (1930)

Troops of the 17/21st Lancers board a troopship in Southampton to...

TO FLY ROUND THE WORLD - ALONE!

To Fly Round The World - Alone! (1930)

The Hon. Mrs Victor Bruce sets off on a round-the-world...

TRAGEDY MOST PROFOUND

Tragedy Most Profound (1930)

The British Airship, the R-101, crashes into a French hillside in a rain...

BRITAIN'S MIGHT! aka BRITAINS MIGHT

Britain's Might! AKA Britains Might (1930)

The Royal Navy puts on an impressive display on manoeuvres...

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A "Battle Of Machines" - Longer Version. (1930)

Tanks and other mechanical transport are used in...

"Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow" (1930)

The 'Last Boat of Summer' leaves Herne Bay in Kent.

THEY NOBLY FELL!

They Nobly Fell! (1930)

Shots of the wreckage of the Airship R 101 where it crashed in France.

WHAT WAS THE CAUSE

What Was The Cause (1930)

British air ministry experts investigate the crash site of the R-101 airship.

EMPEROR CALIGULA'S STATE GALLEY

Emperor Caligula's State Galley (1930)

Italian archaeologists raise the wreck of an ancient Roman...

FISHERMAN'S OCEAN CLASSIC

Fisherman's Ocean Classic (1930)

Beautiful sailing ships race off the coast of the US.

"When Do Bloaters Become Kippers?" (1930)

Prince of Wales visits fishing fleet and opens a new Bridge...

"Ford To Build Aeroplanes Here?" (1930)

Ford aeroplanes are shown off at Heston Aerodrome - they are...

FORD TO BUILD AEROPLANES HERE?' - Cuts

Ford To Build Aeroplanes Here?' - Cuts (1930)

Cuts from story - Ford aeroplanes are shown off at...

"A Railway Zeppelin" (1930)

Brilliant new and modern design of railway engine - looks like it is from...

AMERICA'S

America's "Navy Day" (1930)

Various shots of American warships and airships on manoeuvres on the...

THE DUCK PLANE - AVIATION'S LATEST!

The Duck Plane - Aviation's Latest! (1930)

A look at a very odd design of aeroplane from Germany.

GALLANT ... MISS SPOONER! aka GALLAN' MISS SPOONER

Gallant ... Miss Spooner! AKA Gallan' Miss Spooner (1930)

British Aviator Miss Spooner gets a...

WE'VE GOT A NAVY

We've Got A Navy (1930)

Various shots of British naval ships at sea off Scotland.

LAUNCHED SIDEWAYS

Launched Sideways (1930)

A large ferry to carry trains is launched.

MUSSOLINI - IN MASTERFUL MOOD

Mussolini - In Masterful Mood (1930)

Mussolini presents Colours to new anti-aircraft unit.

AIRSHIPS FOR ALL?

Airships For All? (1930)

Mini-airship is put through its paces at an American airfield.

150 MILES AN HOUR ON A MOTORCYCLE!

150 Miles An Hour On A Motorcycle! (1930)

J S Wright breaks speed records on super streamlined...

"The Mauretania Of The Air" (1930)

Good footage of the Dornier Do.X - a giant flying boat - on its...

TO BURTON ... ON BURTON!

To Burton ... On Burton! (1930)

A walker walks from London to Burton and ends with a glass of beer.

ERRAND BOYS IN A HURRY!

Errand Boys In A Hurry! (1930)

Delivery boys ride their bikes around the streets of Paris.

BY ELECTRIC TO BRIGHTON - Mute Version

By Electric To Brighton - Mute Version (1933)

The newly electrified railway line from London to...

BRITISH CARS FOR PRINCE'S TOUR

British Cars For Prince's Tour (1931)

Line up of British Cars ready for use on Prince of Wales South...

1931's FIRST RAILWAY ACCIDENT

1931's First Railway Accident (1931)

Wreckage of crashed steam train in Carlisle.

BRITAIN'S MIGHT - mute version

Britain's Might - Mute Version (1931)

Ships of the British Navy set off for manoeuvres from Spithead.

"Home, Sweet Home" (1931)

Troops of King's Own Royal Regiment return home from Sudan to Southampton...

THE FAMOUS NAVAL

The Famous Naval "Battle Of Flowers" (1931)

Battle of Flowers on boats in the harbour of Cannes,...

"The Fleet Is In!" (1931)

British Naval warships come into their home port at Portsmouth.

 THE FLEET IS IN!  - cuts

The Fleet Is In! - Cuts (1931)

Cuts of British Navy warships coming in to Portsmouth.

"For Those In Peril On The Sea ..." (1931)

New lifeboat is launched in front of large crowd at...

£3,000,000 FASTEST EMPIRE SHIP

£3,000,000 Fastest Empire Ship (1931)

The liner 'Empress of Britain' is launched at Clydebank by...

AIRSHIPS TO ANCHOR OVER HEART OF CITY!

Airships To Anchor Over Heart Of City! (1931)

Hugo Eckener and Al Smith plan to moor airships on the...

"Uncle Sam's Super 'sub'" (1931)

Good shots of of American submarine N2 sailing into New York.

GETTING HIS HAND AND EYE ... IN!

Getting His Hand And Eye ... In! (1930)

Kaye Don tests out his boat 'Crescendo' in Southampton...

"Speed Merchants' ... Beware!" (1930)

Mobile traffic policemen on motorbikes are introduced to London.

FAR EAST EXPRESS WRECKED

Far East Express Wrecked (1930)

A steam train crash in Japan. The train went off the edge of a cliff.

"Safety In The Air" (1930)

An autogyro is demonstrated in Berlin to show off its safety potential.