AIRCRAFT - British Pathé

Aircraft

: Radlett Plane AKA Handley Page Hastings; The Handley Page Hastings. largest and fastest military transport plane.

: Giant British Air Liner; First flight of the Handley Page 'Hannibal' aeroplane - it's big!

: Around Britain - Radlett - Handley Page Hastings (1948); Britain's largest and fastest troops carrier goes for the test flight.

: Shop Window Of The Air (1958); The Farnborough Air Show displays the best of British plane and helicopter building.

: Berlin Airlift (1948); The Berlin airlift and the enlargement of Gatow Airfield.

: Iranian Earthquake Relief (1957); A Hastings aircraft arrives at Tehran bringing supplies for earthquake victims in Iran.

: The Royal Norfolk Regiment Arrive At Nicosia (1955); Troops of the Royal Norfolk Regiment arrive for service in Cyprus.

: Reinforcements Fly To M.E. (1951); The 19th Infantry Brigade leave for Middle East.

: Berlin Air Lift (1948); Royal Air Force planes fly in supplies to cut off Berlin.

: Parachute Regiment In The Desert (1952); Parachute practice in the desert.

: Ferry Pilot (1952); Footage of RAF pilots ferrying new aeroplanes to their destinations, Aston, Gloucester.

: Paratroops - Exercise Fabulist: Cyprus (1961); Item showing paratroopers taking part in Exercise Fabulist. Cyprus.

: Airborne Men Get 'stand By' (1951); Paratroops of 16th Independent Airborne Brigade refresh their knowledge after being alerted.

: Salisbury Plain Exercise Red Banner (1959); Mass parachute jump and British Army exercise on Salisbury Plain.

: Ice Cap Men Home AKA Ice Cap Men Return From Greenland (1952); British airmen return to UK and tell of their rescue from the frozen wastes of Greenland.

: 12.000 Mile Air Race; Eight aircraft fly from London to Christchurch, New Zealand in longest race ever.

: Giant Bomber Down In Atlantic (1953); B36 crashes in flames into the Atlantic and the search begins for the survivors.

: Red Devils For Cyprus (1958); British troops set off from airports to serve in Cyprus - We are shown new American guns.

: British Troops In Cyprus (1955); Item showing life in Cyprus with British troops on patrol after terrorist activities.

: Focus On Africa (1960); Harold Macmillan at Victoria Falls, independence in Cameroon, and wedding in Bamibeke.

: Coronation Fly-Past (1953); Queen reviews Royal Air Force - follows a fly-past of more then 600 aircraft. Magnificent!

: Nigerian Army Contingent Joins Uno Forces For Service In Congo (1960); Nigerian Army contingent joins UNO Forces for sorting out the Congo situation.

: Record Congo Flight; Pilot returning from record Congo flight were given great reception at Brussels Airport.

: Volcano Hits Congo - Nyamuragira Volcano Erupts (1952); Views of erupting volcano in Congo.

: Natives Dance For Secretary Of State (1964); Watusis dance for King Mwambutsa of Burundi, Dean Rusk and George Ball in New York.

: Speech By Sultan Of Burundi (1942); Soundtrack to item 'Maharaja Talks to Baroda Squadron' in 42/90.

: Exercise Lifeline - Capacity Test For 38 Group Transport Command (1962); Exercise lifeline - RAF transport helicopter test.

: Paratroops Rehearse Farnboro' (1964); RAF Parachutists prepare their display for the Farnborough air display.

: Battle Of Britain Day (1943); Marking of the third anniversary of the Battle of Britain.

: One Week In History AKA Battle Of Britain (1947); Britain celebrates Battle of Britain day with a flypast of military aircraft.

: Victory Edition (1945); A short film highlighting the main events of war.

: Battle Of Britain Fly-Past (1955); Planes flying over head in formation.

: Battle Of Britain Remembrance Day (1945); Battle of Britain anniversary marked.

: Battle Of Britain (1967); Pathe remembers the 27th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.

: Review Of The Year 1940 (1940); Events of the year 1940.

: Many Happy Returns - 25th Anniversary Of R.A.F. (1943); A short film celebrating RAF's 25th birthday.

: Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 725 - Reel 3 Of 3 - 50th Anniversary Of The Royal Air Force: Fifty Years Of History (1968); Out takes (cuts, rushes) for story featured in CP 725 .

: Queen At Biggin Hill (1949); Queen Elizabeth (Queen Mother) visits 600 Squadron at Biggin Hill and makes speech.

: 50th Anniversary Of The Royal Air Force: Fifty Years Of History (1968); A review of the work of the R.A.F. to commemorate its 50th anniversary.

: 50th Anniversary Of American Air Force (1957); F 100 Supersabre, McDonnel F 101, F 102 Delta Dagger, F 105 Thunderchief, Supersonic 102

: Battle Of Britain Week - Biggin Hill (1967); Various planes including Gunbus, Spitfire, Hurricane, Lightnings and Victor Bomber.

: Carole Carr (1955); Carole Carr shows her collection of model aircraft in her Chelsea home.

: The "Many" Honour The "Few" - Battle Of Britain Anniversary (1954); Ex Battle of Britain pilots gather to mark the anniversary of the Battle.

: Churchill At Biggin Hill (1951); Winston Churchill visits 615 Squadron RAAF at Biggin Hill.

: Selected Originals - Exercise Ardent (1952); Material relating to newsreel story 'Exercise Ardent' - 52/82.

: Score = 1,000 (1943); Air bases in Malta and at Biggin Hill celebrating shooting down 1,000th enemy plane.

: Dam Busters Remembered At Biggin Hill (1967); 617 Squadron, the Dam Busters, are reunited

: The "Many" Remember AKA Battle Of Britain (1952); Pathe shows pictures of The Battle of Britain as a fly past commemorates events of the War.

: King Hussein Visits R.A.F. (1955); King Hussein inspects jet aircraft and flies a dual control jet trainer 'Vampire' at RAF base.

: Battle Of Britain They Made Tomorrow (1966); Celebration of Battle of Britain anniversary.

: The King Visits RAF Stations (1938); King George VI visits two RAF stations, wearing the new RAF uniform.

: RAF's Good Bag (1940); Four young fighter pilots receive a telegraph congratulating them on recent victories.

: Fighter Command (1968); Fighter Command merges with Bomber Command; war heroes & fighters at closing ceremony.

: British Fighters - Combat Footage (1944); Aerial combat footage of dog fights, trains being bombed and planes exploding.

: Combat Footage Aircraft (1944); Spectacular shots of fighters crashing, grounded bombers and trains being shot at.

: Straight Shooting As Taught By The RAF (1942); A camera gun records the exact position of fighter pilots' gunfire in mock and actual combat.

: RAF In Action - Actual Aerial Combat In France (1940); Shots from cameras mounted by guns of Hurricane fighters as they shoot at German planes.

: Various Spitfires (1940); A compilation of shots of Spitfires in action.

: New Aircraft Erection Hall (1956); The "Victor" bomber displayed at the opening of the new De Havilland Erection Hall, opened by Reginald Maudling, Minister of Supply, at Radlett.

: Victor Refuelling In Flight (1960); Victor jet plane refuelling in flight.

: Victor Bomber / Hawker Hunter (1950); Good shots of Victor bomber and Hawker Hunter fighter jets.

: Should They Be Abolished? (1933); Massive bomber of the French Air Force is put through its paces over Bordeaux.

: France's Battleship Of The Air (1928); A French bomber, kept secret until now, is seen in the air at Villacoublay, France.

: Victor Production Film (1959); Production of Handley Page Victor V bomber planes at factory in Radlett.

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