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NORTHOLT

Northolt (1938)

Unidentified footage of man speaking into microphone - no soundtrack.

US SUPER LINER NEARS COMPLETION aka US SUPER LINER TAKES SHAPE

Us Super Liner Nears Completion AKA Us Super Liner Takes Shape (1938)

A huge American aeroplane...

ICEBREAKERS AT WORK IN VIENNA

Icebreakers At Work In Vienna (1938)

Views from an icebreaker as we move through ice floes on the...

PERSONALITIES ABROAD

Personalities Abroad (1938)

David Lloyd George and his wife celebrate their golden wedding; royals are...

YORK - RAILWAY

York - Railway (1938)

Official-looking men examine and pose with a great steam engine at York Museum.

PICK-A-BACK PLANE

Pick-A-Back Plane (1938)

The pilots of the Mayo Composite (Pick-a-back) Plane say a few words about...

ROMFORD GIRL PILOTS

Romford Girl Pilots (1938)

Women pilots are instructed in putting on gas masks.

 

 

PICK-A-BACK PLANE

Pick-A-Back Plane (1938)

A small seaplane takes off from the roof of a large flying boat.

SPEEDBOAT CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA AT LONG BEACH USA aka CALIFORNIA

Speedboat Championship Regatta At Long Beach USA AKA California (1938)

Speedboats zoom over the...

FRENCH PARACHUTIST BREAKS RECORD FOR DELAYED DROP

French Parachutist Breaks Record For Delayed Drop (1938)

Famous parachutist Williams breaks the...

CLOUSTON HOME AGAIN

Clouston Home Again (1938)

Record-breaking Flying Officer Clouston and Victor Rickets return to London...

NEW ZEALAND - MAORIS

New Zealand - Maoris (1938)

Maoris do a traditional Haka dance to welcome a visitor.

BRITAIN'S NEW FLYING FORTRESS UNDERGOING TRIALS AT FELIXSTOWE

Britain's New Flying Fortress Undergoing Trials At Felixstowe (1938)

A new seaplane with a gun...

FREAK TRAIN WRECK

Freak Train Wreck (1938)

Scenes at the site of a horrific train crash, somewhere in the United States of...

SHELSLEY WALSH

Shelsley Walsh (1938)

Contestants set off in the famous Shelsley Walsh hill climb race - Amy Johnson is...

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS ARRIVE

Australian Cricketers Arrive (1938)

The 1938 Australian cricket team are introduced on their arrival...

PLANE CRASH - SELLINDGE, KENT

Plane Crash - Sellindge, Kent (1938)

Wreckage of a Belgian aeroplane that landed in a Kent village...

MIDGET CAR TESTED

Midget Car Tested (1938)

A tiny car is taken for a road test in Lee, South London.

LONDON - HOLLINGBOURNE aka ARTISTS TOUR HOLLINGBOURNE

London - Hollingbourne AKA Artists Tour Hollingbourne (1938)

Artists travel on a 'sketching...

SUBMARINES VISIT LONDON

Submarines Visit London (1938)

Submarines HMS Otway and HMS Osiris tie up at Shadwell Basin on the...

BRITAIN'S LATEST AIR FIGHTER aka BRITAIN'S NEW FIGHTER

Britain's Latest Air Fighter AKA Britain's New Fighter (1938)

The first pictures of the new...

LARGEST SEAPLANE TRIALS

Largest Seaplane Trials (1938)

The largest seaplane built up to this time takes a short trial flight.

SOLO ATLANTIC FLIGHT - DUBLIN

Solo Atlantic Flight - Dublin (1938)

Douglas Corrigan arrives in Dublin after having flown the wrong...

NEW AMERICAN PLANE

New American Plane (1938)

New American aeroplanes has dial for terrain clearance. Soundtrack missing.

NEW TYPE OF PICKET BOAT

New Type Of Picket Boat (1938)

A new type of picket boat is tested by the Royal Navy on the river...

FLYING HOTEL - GERMANY

Flying Hotel - Germany (1938)

A new large airliner which holds 40 people in comfort is tested out in...

QUEEN MARY BREAKS RECORD

Queen Mary Breaks Record (1938)

The liner 'Queen Mary' gains Blue Riband of the Atlantic by breaking...

GERMANY'S WESTERN DEFENCES - SIEGFRIED LINE

Germany's Western Defences - Siegfried Line (1938)

A look at how Germany built their Western...

TRAGIC PLANE CRASH LNER

Tragic Plane Crash Lner (1938)

An item showing the wreckage and debris on a council estate after an...

BLIND GIRL RETURNS TO USA LNER

Blind Girl Returns To USA Lner (1938)

A blind girl with an Alsatian guide dog seen on board a liner...

HMS CONWAY'S NEW FIGUREHEAD UNVEILED aka LIVERPOOL

HMS Conway's New Figurehead Unveiled AKA Liverpool (1938)

Poet Laureat John Masefield unveils a...

EAST GRINSTEAD aka EVACUEES RETURN

East Grinstead AKA Evacuees Return (1938)

The little children who were evacuated from London are...

SOUTHAMPTON DOCKS

Southampton Docks (1938)

A ship is launched at Southampton docks in Hampshire. Soundtrack missing.

FLUME aka FIUME

Flume AKA Fiume (1938)

The ship 'Lupo' is launched in Fiume, Yugoslavia. Soundtrack missing.

CROYDON

Croydon (1938)

An item showing what looks to be a crashed aircraft at Croydon, London. Soundtrack...

THE YEAR'S BIGGEST EXPLOSION aka YEAR'S GREATEST EXPLOSION

The Year's Biggest Explosion AKA Year's Greatest Explosion (1938)

A huge man-made explosion...

MOTOR TANKER APTITY LAUNCHED WITH BEER

Motor Tanker Aptity Launched With Beer (1938)

The new tanker 'Aptity' is launched with a bottle of...

NEW YORK PREPARES

New York Prepares (1938)

An item showing the White Stone bridge under construction , it is to link the...

GRETA GARBO RETURNS - NEW YORK

Greta Garbo Returns - New York (1938)

Good item showing a smiling Greta Garbo returning to New York...

SIR KINGSLEY WOOD LEAVES HENDON FOR PARIS

Sir Kingsley Wood Leaves Hendon For Paris (1938)

Air Minister Sir Kingsley Wood leaves from Hendon...

EXETER AIRPORT OPENED

Exeter Airport Opened (1938)

Sir Kingsley Wood opens Exeter Airport - no soundtrack.

NEAR BIRMINGHAM

Near Birmingham (1938)

The Air Minister visits an aircraft factory in Longbridge - he sees a new plane.

INTO THE BOWELS OF THE EARTH

Into The Bowels Of The Earth (1938)

Footage of people paying a visit to the caves at Wookey Hole in...

LATEST TYPE BOMBER CHRISTENED

Latest Type Bomber Christened (1938)

Viscountess Hampden christens a new bomber plane, the 'Hampden'.

NEW YORK

New York (1938)

A flight simulator in America trains pilots to fly in fog or low cloud.

NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA

Newport News, Virginia (1938)

The American aircraft carrier USS Enterprise is launched in Virginia.

AIRSHIP

Airship (1938)

Shots of German Graf Zeppelin airship in flight.

GERMANY

Germany (1938)

A new German airship is able to act as a launching pad for biplanes.

LMS 100 YEARS OF STEAM CELEBRATIONS

Lms 100 Years Of Steam Celebrations (1938)

Old fashioned steam locomotive 'Lion' runs alongside the...

NEW ENGINE 'ISLE OF MAN' CHRISTENED AT LIVERPOOL LNER

New Engine 'isle Of Man' Christened At Liverpool Lner (1938)

A new steam train of the LMS is...