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Barrage Balloons

Balloon Barrage

Balloon Barrage

Aerial views over wartime London showing barrage balloons.

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Barrage Balloon School

Barrage Balloon School (1941)

Barrage balloons are tested at Camp Davis Barrage Balloon School.

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Balloon Barrage AKA Salloon Barrage

Balloon Barrage AKA Salloon Barrage

Shots of a barrage balloon being inflated.

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Waafs And Barrage Balloon

Waafs And Barrage Balloon (1941)

Sturdy WAAFs are trained in barrage balloon duty.

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Sausage AKA Barrage Balloon

Sausage AKA Barrage Balloon (1914)

A barrage balloon drops supplies on the land.

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Barrage Balloons For Convoys

Barrage Balloons For Convoys (1940)

Belinda the barrage balloon and her friends are attached to ships to prevent dive bomber attacks.

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Waaf Barrage Balloon School

Waaf Barrage Balloon School

WAAFs are trained in the use of barrage balloons.

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Air Minister Sees Barrage Balloons

Air Minister Sees Barrage Balloons

Air Minister Sir Kingsley Wood pays a visit to Kidbrooke to see the barrage balloons there. Greater London.

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Balloon Barrage At Cardington

Balloon Barrage At Cardington (1938)

A line of barrage balloons is sent up into the air from the old airship base at Cardington.

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Barge Balloon Barrage

Barge Balloon Barrage (1940)

Air Vice Marshal Boyle inspects boats and barges from which are flying barrage balloons

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Royal Inspection Of Balloon Barrage

Royal Inspection Of Balloon Barrage (1939)

The King and Queen and Joseph Chamberlain inspect a barrage balloon base in Hook.

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Parachute Jumps

Parachute Jumps (1947)

Parachute drops from barrage balloon in Oxfordshire.

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Protecting Our Shipping

Protecting Our Shipping (1940)

Barrage balloons are used to protect Dover Harbour and the ships in it.

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Making Balloons Godalming

Making Balloons Godalming

Balloon barrages to defend British cities are made in a large hangar in Godalming, Surrey.

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Forth Bridge

Forth Bridge

Scotland's famous Forth Bridge is seen with barrage balloons floating above it.

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Balloon Goes Berserk - October 1940

Balloon Goes Berserk - October 1940 (1940)

Damaged barrage balloon twists over London.

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Balloons Tested - London

Balloons Tested - London

Barrage balloons are inflated and tested near the Tower of London.

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Balloons Issue Title - Here's How

Balloons Issue Title - Here's How (1940)

This item shows sketches of the first hot air balloon, and explains how barrage balloons work.

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Aero Stills

Aero Stills (1961)

A camera attached to a small barrage balloon takes aerial photographs above a Kensington Mews.

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Arts And Crafts  Issue Title Is Swing Time

Arts And Crafts Issue Title Is Swing Time (1943)

All-woman barrage balloon crew prepare for Services' Arts and Crafts Exhibition.

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Merchant Ship Convoy

Merchant Ship Convoy

Material showing convoy of merchant ships.

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London - Hyde Park

London - Hyde Park (1939)

Footage of National Service show in Hyde Par, London.

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Air Raid On S.E. England

Air Raid On S.E. England (1940)

Wreckage of crashed German planes after air raid on Southeast England.

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Mobile Laundry

Mobile Laundry

A van collects laundry in order to save petrol during wartime.

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Air Attack On Dover Harbour

Air Attack On Dover Harbour

Dog fights over the English Channel and Scrapheap of smashed German planes.

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Aerial Blitzkrieg - Continued

Aerial Blitzkrieg - Continued (1940)

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

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Ships At Sea

Ships At Sea

Footage of landing craft and warships at sea.

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Royal Air Force Up And At 'em

Royal Air Force Up And At 'em (1940)

Fighter pilots of the RAF fight off German aircraft attacking a convoy.

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Raid On S.E. England   AKA Air Raid Over S.E. Coast

Raid On S.E. England AKA Air Raid Over S.E. Coast

Nazi bombers seen during a raid on S.E. England and the some of the aftermath, including shots of the remains of bombers brought down during the raid.

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RAF Pageant

RAF Pageant "The Thrill Of The Year" (1928)

Footage of planes doing 'aerobatics' in rehearsals for the RAF pageant.

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Invasion Of The Riviera

Invasion Of The Riviera (1944)

American troops landing in South of France with little opposition from German occupiers.

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Making Airfield After D-Day Landings

Making Airfield After D-Day Landings (1944)

Material showing British troops building airfield, Spitfires flying, and fleet of ships at sea.

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Women's Air Corps Issue Title Is Jack And Jill

Women's Air Corps Issue Title Is Jack And Jill (1942)

Women's Air Corps camp: girls learn first air, car maintenance and signalling.

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Duchess Of Gloucester With The W.A.A.F. - May 1941

Duchess Of Gloucester With The W.A.A.F. - May 1941 (1941)

Duchess of Gloucester inspects W.A.A.F. troops at unknown base.

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The Sky Their Stage

The Sky Their Stage (1927)

The King and Queen witness an R.A.F. pageant.

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Beaten Back

Beaten Back (1940)

German pilots are fought off over Dover by Spitfires and Hurricanes of the RAF.

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Royal Naval Auxiliary Patrol Issue Title Right Turn

Royal Naval Auxiliary Patrol Issue Title Right Turn (1941)

A Royal Naval Auxiliary Patrol on duty and in training on River Thames.

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Guardians Of St Pauls AKA Guardians Of St Paul's

Guardians Of St Pauls AKA Guardians Of St Paul's (1944)

Good item showing men from the watch patrolling St. Paul's cathedral.

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Special Presentation Of British Paratroops

Special Presentation Of British Paratroops (1941)

British paratroopers in training and on mass jump from bombers.

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Keep Calm And Dig

Keep Calm And Dig (1938)

Montage of footage from 1938 Crisis - digging trenches in Green Park and gas mask fittings.

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King Carol Sees The R.A.F - Odiham

King Carol Sees The R.A.F - Odiham

King Carol and Prince Michael of Rumania inspect men and machines at R.A.F. base in Odiham, Hampshire.

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Holidays At Home

Holidays At Home (1942)

Great footage of people in wartime London relaxing in parks plus orators at Speaker's Corner.

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Days Of Tension

Days Of Tension (1939)

Footage of preparations being made in Britain for outbreak of war.

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Balloon Maintenance

Balloon Maintenance (1949)

Barrage balloons are repaired and maintained at hangar in Cardington, Bedfordshire.

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Air Raid On Portsmouth

Air Raid On Portsmouth (1941)

Portsmouth bombed in German air raid. 1941?

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The King Who Loved His Family - Reel 1

The King Who Loved His Family - Reel 1 (1952)

Documentary about the life of King George VI and of the love within the royal family.

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D Day Exercise

D Day Exercise (1940)

British landing craft and ships - possibly training for D Day.

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Northern Command Tattoo

Northern Command Tattoo (1955)

The soldiers of Northern Command in York put on a grand show.

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"The Sky Their Stage" (1931)

RAF Air Pageant at Hendon - lots of formation flying and smoke trails.

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Parachutes In The News

Parachutes In The News (1964)

Women show off their parachuting skills.

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HMS Wave Runs Aground

HMS Wave Runs Aground (1952)

A Royal Navy Minesweeper runs aground in St. Ives.

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Jet Test Flight Betters Record

Jet Test Flight Betters Record (1946)

Group Captain Donaldson achieves unofficial fastest speed in Gloster Meteor jet plane.

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