Le Constellation

Aviation - Giant Transport Spans Continent In Record Time AKA Howard Hughes Pilots Giant Plane

Footage of the transport aircraft the 'Constellation' flying across America.

General Lucius Clay And Berlin. (1948)

Gen. Clay arrives in Washington to report on the situation in Berlin.

General Tassigny Returns To Saigon (1951)

French High Commissioner in Vietnam returns after trip to America and Europe.

Gi Brides (1946)

A BOAC plane arrives in New York to reopen its service - GI Brides are among the passengers.

Growth Of Orly International Airport (1958)

Growing installations at Orly international airport in Paris.

Ike Starts A Scare (1957)

King Mohammed V of Morocco meets President Eisenhower in America.

Jf Nicoll Installed As Governor Of Singapore. - Reel 1 (1952)

JF Nicoll arrives at Singapore airport before being installed at Governor of Singapore.

Korea: Seoul (1951)

US troops enter Seoul, and Generals MacArthur and Ridgeway meet at Suwon. Korea.

London Airport (1961)

Colour footage of planes landing at London Airport.

Lord Mayor Of London Goes To Australia (1950)

Lord Mayor of London leaves Heathrow for Australia, first leg of Round World Goodwill Trip.

Lyndon Johnson In Berlin & Bonn (1960)

US Vice President visits West Berlin and is rapturously received by big crowds.

Mid Air Plane Crash (1949)

An American airliner survives a crash with a light aircraft in mid flight.

General Ely Arrives In Saigon (1954)

New Commander-in-Chief in Indochina accompanied by his Deputy arrives from France.

General Bradley In Rome (1951)

General Omar Bradley arrives in Italy.

Eisenhower In Germany (1951)

General Eisenhower is greeted by John McCloy at Frankfurt Airport, Germany.

Air Disasters In New York & Munich Kill 177 AKA Sky Disasters: New York-Munich (1960)

Reports of air disasters in New York and Munich

Air News - B.O.A.C. Inaugurate Cheap Fares To Trinidad AKA BOAC Tourist Service (1953)

B.O.A.C. inaugurates Tourist Services from London to Trinidad at cheap rates.

New Plane Breaks Speed Record In First Us Flight (1940)

TWA plane in flight & US troops boarding plane.

39 Die In Air Crash (1948)

Dutch Constellation aircraft crashed over Scotland - 39 people are killed in the crash.

The Lockheed "Constellation" (1943)

Footage of new American transport plane, the 'Constellation'.

Arrival Of W. Averell Harriman (1948)

Arrival and interview of Harriman, US Ambassador-at-Large for economic co-operation, in Europe for the administration of the Marshall Aid deliveries

Eisenhower In Uruguay (1960)

President Dwight Eisenhower visits Uruguay.

Everest Conquerors In Rome (1953)

Hunt and Tensing at the airport.

Ferenc Nagy In The Us AKA Nagy + Family In USA (1947)

Various shots of Nagy and his family, at night on their arrival in the United States, and a day scene where the family pose for a group photo before Nagy makes a speech.

Flying Radar Laboratory Plane (1954)

Radar laboratory plane in flight, radar in operation.

Pandit Nehru In Czechoslovakia AKA Nehru In Czechoslovakia. (1955)

Various shots of Nehru arriving at Prague airport with Mrs Indira Gandhi, and in talks with Czechoslovakian Premier Villiam Siroky.

Passengers Boarding BOAC Aircraft (1953)

Passengers boarding BOAC (British Overseas Airways Company) "Constellation" plane.

Yvonne De Carlo Arrival In Rome AKA Yvonne De Carlo In Rome (1949)

Various shots of Yvonne de Carlo posing for cameras on the steps of the plane at her arrival in Rome and being ushered towards the airport building.

American Fashion Visits Paris (1962)

Four models pose at various sites in Paris and display American fashions.

Record Flight - New York - Paris - Moscow

Howard Hughes arrives in Paris on his world record flight. France.

News From U.S.A. - Tito Guest On "Coral Sea" - California - The World's Largest Helicopter (1952)

Marshal Tito watches US planes at work - Howard Hughes watches his huge helicopter.

New Jersey (1930)

American pilot Howard Hughes with his plane after the fastest trans-American flight.

Twa Turn-Round (1952)

A TWA aircraft is prepared for take-off at London airport after flight over the Atlantic.

Selected Originals - News From U.S.A. - California - The World's Largest Helicopter (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story 'The World's Largest Helicopter' 52/89.

Wings Of The West! (1940)

Great story takes us on a flight across the United States from New Jersey to San Francisco.

Trans World Airliner (1940)

TWA plane taking off, in flight and landing.

Selected Originals - 'k' On Tour (1959)

Material relating to newsreel story - 'K' ON TOUR - 59/77.

Planes Land By Radar (1947)

American pilots learn to fly by radar guidance.

Ingrid Bergman Leaves For Paris (1959)

Ingrid Bergman and children board a plane at night

Astra Gazette 13

RAF newsreel issue - various RAF related and home news stories.

West Berlin's Mayor In Us (1959)

Willy Brandt gets a warm welcome on arrival in Washington DC.

Us Flight Record (1936)

Howard Hughes flies from California to Newark in 9 hours 27 minutes.

Clement Attlee Sees Airlift In Berlin (1949)

Clement Attlee visits Berlin to observe the airlift.

Dave And Dusty (1947)

This week Dave and Dusty take a trip on an aeroplane at Heathrow Airport. London.

Death At The Summit (1966)

Air India Boeing 707 aircraft crashes at Mont Blanc, France, killing 117 people.

Eisenhower In Rome (1952)

Good footage of General Eisenhower in Rome, meeting President Einaudi.

Planes Collide In Mid Air (1949)

An American airliner is hit by another plane and has to land in an emergency.

Portugal Conference (1952)

Greece and Turkey enter NATO at conference in Lisbon, Portugal.

Ridgway's Farewell Visit To Belgium (1953)

Ridgway and wife arrive at Brussels airport and meeting Prime Minister Van Houtte.

Stevenson And Eisenhower Discuss (1957)

Stevenson helps President Eisenhower discuss NATO. Washington DC in the USA.

Super Constellation Aircraft (1940)

Helen Vanderbilt Frye christens TWA plane 'Star of Paris'.

The 'round Table' Conference To Discuss The Indonesian Problem (1949)

Delegates arrive at the Hague for the Round Table Conference, including representatives of BFO

American Air Record - Interview With Pilot

Interview with Howard Hughes after he has set a record for flying across America.