Aviation - British Pathé

Aviation

: Flying Wing And Rocket Plans (1946); 'Flying Wing' plane on test flight and rocket charges in plane wing give takeoff boost.

: Douglas Skyrocket Record (1953); The Douglas Skyrocket flying at twice the speed of sound

: Colonel Fitzmaurice Tunes Up; Colonel Fitzmaurice testing 'Irish Swoop' before flight to Australia.

: Cobham Home Yellow Tint (1926); Aviator Alan Cobham returns home to a rapturous reception.

: Clouds (1950); Nice footage of aeroplane flying above storm clouds at Fair Oaks Aerodrome.

: Britain's Guided Missile (1956); First pictures of Britain's new air-to-air guided missile - the "Fairey Fireflash" - in action.

: Britain's Aircraft Of Tomorrow (1953); Aircraft of every shape and size go through their paces in the greatest flying show on earth.

: B.O.A.C. "Britannia" (1953); BOAC Britannia

: Austin Whippet Biplane; Tiny biplane with fold away wings.

: An Aerodrome At Sea! (1927); Scenes showing aircraft landing on the deck of the aircraft carrier 'Langley'.

: Air Visitors (1925); 4 Italian bombers land at Croydon Aerodrome on "Showing the Flag" mission.

: Air Sense! (1931); Schoolboys visit the Cranwell Aerodrome and receive instruction from RAF personnel.

: Air Minister's Air Trip (1923); Sir Samuel and Lady Hoare take off in an aeroplane for Gothenburg Exhibition.

: Air Manoeuvres (1929); Aeroplanes rehearse for RAF Pageant in Hendon, Greater London.

: Air Girls; Female pilots seen preparing their planes for flight and taking off from Reading Aerodrome.

: Air France At Northolt (1946); Shots of the French Air Liner Longedoc 116 at Northolt airfield.

: Air Blitz In Tunisia - Beware - Other Item Share This Title (1943); American bomber planes bomb olive grove in Tunisia.

: 30 Second News - Boeing 747 (1966); Giant new American plane, Boeing 747, Jumbo Jet, presented to public.

: Air Force Gets New Song (1957); 'US Air Force Blue' is new recruiting song for the American Air Force.

: Airport News (1960); First Boeing 707 lands at London airport, and Rolls-Royce cars pick up American guests.

: Air News (1949); The world's largest sea plane & the world's largest fighter plane.

: British Gliders And Planes Landing; Footage of Airspeed Horsa gliders landing and taking-off

: Albemarle - Landing At Forward Airstrip; British troops and supplies board a plane at Albemarle.

: Ministers With The RAF (1939); Footage of the Ministers at RAF airfield inspecting aircraft.

: Home Defence Air Exercises (1939); Footage of the Air Exercises over the South Eastern Coast of Britain.

: Vulcan's Wonder Record (1961); A Vulcan bomber landing in Richmond, Australia after flying 20 hours from Lincolnshire.

: Round The World Vulcan Crashes (1956); Vulcan bomber crashes at London Airport at the end of its triumphant round the world flight.

: Prince Philip At Bomber Command (1958); Prince Philip meets crews of Valiant and Vulcan bombers at RAF Wyton.

: Farnborough Air Display AKA Air Show (1955); Views of the Farnborough air show - including air to air shots of various aircraft.

: Farnborough Air Display (1968); Farnborough Air Display, and shots of Concorde in Toulouse and Bristol. Colour item.

: Farnborough Air Display (1962); Various great colour shots of the famous Farnborough Air Display.

: Astra Gazette Number 2 (1957); Air Force Astra Gazette issue number 2.

: Air News - The Vulcan (1953); The Vulcan, Britain's delta-wing Jet Bomber, goes through its paces.

: 18th Paris Aviation Exhibition (1949); Helicopter in action spraying, Pan American plane, largest French plane.

: 1,000,000 Th Ton Of Coal And Steel (1949); Millionth ton of freight reaches blockaded Berlin by airlift. London.

: Around V.C.10 Factory (1964); Aircraft from factory to fight. Good shots throughout.

: Aeroplane Of The Future (1923); A German pilot demonstrates the benefits of an all-metal aeroplane.

: Aerodrome Dryer (1955); A new mobile suction machine dries up flooded tarmacs and makes air landings safer.

: Achtung Moths AKA German Pilots Take Over British Planes (1955); Ex-Luftwaffe pilots take delivery of ex-RAF Tiger Moths and fly them to Germany.

: 21 Years Of Flying AKA 21 Years Of Flight (1924); The coming of age of aviation - contains archive footage of early aeroplanes.

: 2000 Miles Without A Pilot (1956); First shots of the US missile 'Snark' which has flown 2000 miles without the pilot.

: 1st Aero De Luxe (1919); Aeroplanes in flight and aerial photography.

: 1900 M.P.H. (1956); US aircraft launched from belly of a bomber reaches amazing speed.

: 100th Mission Celebration; USAF airmen and civilians have party on air strip of USAF base.

: 1000th Member Of 1000 Mph Club AKA Woman Is 1000th Member Of 1000 Mph Club (1968); Pilot Officer Vivienne Whyer becomes 9th woman to fly Lightning fighter plane.

: 10 Years Of Jets (1951); Sir Frank Whittle is honoured at dinner to celebrate 10 years of the jet plane. London.

: 10,600 Miles - Non Stop! (1957); Formation of B 52's flies from USA to Buenos Aires and back non stop.

: The Amazing Airwoman (1931); Lady Heath regains her pilot's licence after lay off due to terrible accident.

: Dare-Devil Cameraman (1933); Daredevil aviation stuntman is filmed by equally daring cameraman.

: Old Aviation - Novel Aeroplane (1910); Lengthy compilation of early aviation stories.

: German Aircraft (1910); Footage of the German biplanes on airfield.

: Australian Flight Disaster - Hounslow (1910); Footage of large biplane taking off.

: Wright Brothers' Flight (1909); Orville Wright takes off in an aeroplane and flies over an airfield in Berlin.

: Wright Brothers Flight (1900); Item comparing 1920's aeroplanes with Wright Brothers' planes.

: 17 Yr Old Girls Wonderful Feat; Crowds welcome Elinor Smith on record endurance flight in the United States of America.

: 22 Year Old Girl Wins The King's Cup AKA King's Cup (1930); Planes start off for the long distance flying competition - the King's Cup.

: 5 New Air Liners Of The Skies (1926); Lady Maude Hoare inaugurated 5 new passenger aeroplanes.

: 50 Years Of Aviation Show (1957); An aviation show in Holland illustrates decades of flying history.

: A Wonderful Flight (1937); Japanese fliers conclude their record flight from Japan to England.

: A Test Of Faith (1925); Captain Spencer tests out new triple parachute, invented by Colonel Holt, with great success.

: 178 Miles Per Hour (1922); Aerial Derby at Croydon is won by the Mars1 aeroplane, Greater London.

: Farnborough Air Show (1966); Various shots of planes at the Farnborough Air Show.

: British Aircraft Carrier' Corsairs'; Activities on the aircraft carrier 'Corsairs'.

: Aircraft Carrier Far East (1944); Activity on British aircraft carrier off Sumatra.

: Fighting On North East Of Shanghai (1937); Fighting for Shanghai continues.

: Russian Airforce - 1942 (1942); A day in life of Russian fighter pilots.

: Remains Of Hess's Aircraft (1941); Wreckage of the Messerschmitt plane in which Rudolf Hess flew to Britain.

: R.A.F. At Home Day (1961); Messerschmitt, Kawasaki, flying display, Victor Bombers, Valiant, Lincoln bomber.

: Gunned By The Huns (1940); A fishing boat is machine gunned by German planes while out at sea.

: Aviation History Honoured In America - Half Century Of Atlantic Air Travel (1965); Tony Jannus Award is given to Pan Am chairman and oversize lapel wings are given to Hudson

: Battle Of Britain Day - 1953 (1953); Footage of display of Second World War aircraft at Horseguards Parade.

: A Present From The Nazis (1941); A captured German plane, a Messerschmitt 109f, is displayed to cameras at airfield.

: World Airline Chiefs Meet In New York (1955); Leaders of the World's Airlines meet for discussions in New York.

: 8,000 Miles, 8 Hours! (1963); B-58 jet bomber makes record flight from Tokyo to London.

: Old Aviation - Civil Aviation Begins (1914); Montage of early aviation films includes first passenger flights and Lindberg crossing Atlantic.