Battle Of Britain (1940)

Compilation of classic blitz bombing scenes in London.

Britain Remembers The Few (1949)

A fly past of air force planes above London is an act of remembrance for Battle of Britain.

Winston Churchill Speech - Their Finest Hour (1940)

Extract from Churchill's 'Finest Hour Speech'.

Review Of The Year 1940 (1940)

Events of the year 1940.

RAF Operations Room

Good shots of WAAFs moving markers on large map board - good for Battle of Britain.

The Battle For Britain (1910)

Documentary tracing the role of the Royal Air Force in wartime.

Churchill Speech 'battle Of France Is Over' (1941)

Track of a short sequence of Winston Churchill's speech 'Battle of France is over'.

Britain's Mastery In The Air (1917)

Item showing how battle planes are produced for the war.

Fighter Sweeps (1942)

Air Marshall Sir William Sholto talks of the new offensive, then we see RAF fighters in action.

Memorable Headlines (1948)

Various newspaper headlines from the years 1919 to 1939.

Time To Remember - Standing Alone 1940 - Reel 3 (1940)

Documentary film about events of later months of 1940.

Review Of The Year 1940 - USA Version (1940)

Review of international news stories of 1940 from an American perspective.

Invasion (1940)

Footage of D-Day landings in Northern France - compilation of newsreel material.

Air Ministry's New Home

Air Minister Sir Kingsley Wood opens the new Ministry building in Berkeley Square, London.

Watson-Watt's House (1941)

Shots of the home of the scientific adviser to the Air Ministry - Sir Robert Watson-Watts.

Names Of Ministries On Doors (1947)

Nameplates of various Ministries on doors.

Where The RAF Have Struck (1940)

Good shots of pins being pushed into a map in the Air Ministry to show bombing raids.

Underground Factories (1942)

Underground offices and factory of the Ministry of Aircraft Production.

London In Wartime

A selection of shots of historic sights in central London.

Air Marshall Douglas (1940)

Air Marshal Douglas at his desk.

Hot Moments At A Fighter Station (1940)

Good story about men of Fighter Command setting off to attack German bombers.

His Majesty With The BEF (1939)

Footage of King George VI in France inspecting members of the BEF.

King & Queen Visit RAF Headquarters (1940)

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth pay a visit to new Royal Air Force headquarters.

Spitfires In The Making (1941)

A look a work of Spitfire aeroplane factory.

Spitfires - Kenley Fighter Station (1940)

Good shots of Spitfire fighters scrambling to take off.

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

The first pictures of the new Spitfire Single Seater Fighter aeroplanes in flight.

Nazi Bombers Beaten Off (1940)

Dive bombers attack ships in the Channel. They have to face anti-aircraft guns and Spitfires.

Duxford / Squadrons Of Planes Take-Off (1939)

Aeroplanes including Spitfires in flight and taking off from RAF Duxford in Cambridgeshire.

Clawing Them Down (1940)

Great story about Hurricanes and Spitfires in action against the Germans over France.

RAF Station Activity (1940)

Good shots of anti-aircraft guns and a Spitfire scramble at RAF base.

Fighter Station's 600th Victim (1940)

Flight Lieutenant John Mungo-Park and Pilot Harbourne Stephen brought down 600th enemy plane for their station.

Engines For Our Planes (1942)

RAF officers meet the workers who construct their aircraft engines in a factory.

Air To Air Ju 87

Various shots of air battles over English coast.

RAF Scramble (1940)

RAF fighter pilots and antiaircraft defences ready for the enemy planes.

Aerial Blitzkrieg - Continued (1940)

RAF pilots take off to engage German planes attacking British a convoy.

Air Raider Shot Down In Scotland (1939)

Footage of the wreckage of a downed German Heinkel bomber in Scotland.

"Plane Safety!" (1938)

Aeroplane flying by radio location finding - early radar?

Radio Location Inventor Talks AKA Radiolocator Inventor Talks (1941)

Inventor of radar Robert Watson Watt makes appeal for more radiolocation operators.