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Vintage gliders

Gliders

Gliders

Planes pulling gliders and taking off on unknown airfield.

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Gliding Fever In London AKA Glider

Gliding Fever In London AKA Glider "Fever" (1922)

Enthusiasts launch their model gliders and aeroplanes in a large park in London.

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Gliding For 6 1/2 Days

Gliding For 6 1/2 Days (1930)

Captain Hawks returns home after flying across America in a glider towed by aeroplane. USA, U.S.A.

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Gliding In Australia - Richmond

Gliding In Australia - Richmond (1965)

Glider being towed into the air and in flight.

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Gliding In Yorkshire News In A Nutshell

Gliding In Yorkshire News In A Nutshell

Meeting of British Gliding Association at Sutton Bank Aerodrome.

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Gliding Into Summer

Gliding Into Summer (1938)

Gliding over the Austrian Alps.

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Gliding Over Vesuvius

Gliding Over Vesuvius (1933)

Kronfeld's glider drifts towards the crater of Mount Vesuvius.

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Home-Made Hydro-Gliders

Home-Made Hydro-Gliders (1935)

A man rides a home-made hydro-glider around Durban harbour.

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Horsa Glider Lands On Water

Horsa Glider Lands On Water (1940)

Gliders used to transport the American troops.

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Long Distance Gliding Record

Long Distance Gliding Record (1932)

Man launches glider of the top of a mountain to win a long distance flight record.

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Gliding Demonstration In California

Gliding Demonstration In California (1939)

Footage of numerous gliders flying over the Californian countryside in the United States of America.

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Gliding Contest - Dunstable

Gliding Contest - Dunstable

Gliders take part in a contest at Dunstable, Bedfordshire.

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Gliders

Gliders

Gliders taking off from unknown airfield.

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Gliders Ahoy! Dublin Issue

Gliders Ahoy! Dublin Issue (1942)

Gliders fly in formation above Paris Island, South Carolina.

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Gliding

Gliding (1949)

Weekend rally of gliders at Great Hucklow, Derbyshire.

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Gliding

Gliding (1952)

Footage of pilot being trained to fly gliders in Detling, Kent.

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Gliding

Gliding (1949)

Shots of glider taking off. Great Hucklow, Derbyshire.

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Gliding

Gliding (1949)

Weekend rally of gliders at Great Hucklow, Derbyshire.

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Gliding Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title

Gliding Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1956)

Film about gliding. Great shots of "green and pleasant land" - not for those with fear of heights!

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Gliding Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title

Gliding Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1960)

The Lasham Gliding Society take off, glide and loop the loop in Hampshire.

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Gliding At Dunstable

Gliding At Dunstable

London gliding club members entertaining guests from Germany on Dunstable downs.

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Mademoiselle Choisnet Beats Women's Glider Record

Mademoiselle Choisnet Beats Women's Glider Record (1949)

Miss Choisnet breaks women's glider record. Alpilles airfield, France.

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Motorless Flying Machine

Motorless Flying Machine (1922)

Testing gliders from hilltops in France.

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New Gliding Training Base Inaugurated At Juist

New Gliding Training Base Inaugurated At Juist (1956)

Newsreel cameraman flies in a two-seater training plane over island coast.

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The Super Glider!

The Super Glider! (1930)

A glider is seen - various shots of the plane and its creator.

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Towed Gliding From Race Track

Towed Gliding From Race Track (1931)

A daredevil pilot flies a glider above the track at Brooklands - he clips a wing on landing.

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Training The Young Idea

Training The Young Idea (1929)

Italian teenagers learn how to fly a glider.

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Vintage Air Show

Vintage Air Show (1967)

First World War planes are part of display at air show put on by London Gliding Club.

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Wind Machines

Wind Machines (1941)

Large wind machines which lift gliders off the ground help trainee pilots.

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Wings For Pauline Reel 1

Wings For Pauline Reel 1 (1949)

Nicely made documentary about a woman learning to fly a glider.

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Wings For Pauline Reel 1 Continued And Reel 2

Wings For Pauline Reel 1 Continued And Reel 2 (1949)

Nicely made documentary about a woman learning to fly a glider.

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With 68 Consecutive Loops

With 68 Consecutive Loops (1933)

Glider pilots show off their skills in looping the loop and target landing.

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Wonders Will Never Cease ... Especially In Aviation!

Wonders Will Never Cease ... Especially In Aviation! (1933)

Footage of aviator Jimmy Mattern and off a new innovation in flight - towing 3 gliders at once.

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The Sporting World - International Gliding Championship

The Sporting World - International Gliding Championship (1954)

The world gliding championship is held in Great Hucklow, Derbyshire.

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The Hydro-Glider

The Hydro-Glider (1931)

The first Hydro-glider in Europe is demonstrated.

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Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 302 - Gliding

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 302 - Gliding (1960)

Out takes (rushes, cuts) for stories featured in CP 302.

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Pilots Make Solo Flights In Training - Planes

Pilots Make Solo Flights In Training - Planes (1960)

Footage of pilots in training.

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Private Flying Again

Private Flying Again (1946)

Air taxi service between Cardiff and Bristol, gliders club in Derbyshire - first flying since war.

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Queer Craft!

Queer Craft! (1931)

Aero-glider called "Hornet" and a "sea-car" are demonstrated.

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Sailplanes

Sailplanes (1930)

Glider flying competition held in the hills of California.

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Scrapbook For 1922 - Reel 1 Of 2

Scrapbook For 1922 - Reel 1 Of 2 (1922)

Great film outlining the events of 1922.

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Selected Originals - Cadet's Gliding Record

Selected Originals - Cadet's Gliding Record (1953)

Material relating to newsreel story "Cadet's Gliding Record" - 53/57.

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The Alps - Glided!

The Alps - Glided! (1933)

A glider pilot flies his plane across the snow covered alpine mountains.

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The Aviette

The Aviette (1923)

A glider called the Aviette reaches speeds of 40 miles per hour in first trial.

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Aerial Garden Party

Aerial Garden Party (1937)

Royal Aeronautical Society annual garden party.

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Glider School

Glider School (1947)

Pupils in training at a glider school.

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Sailplaning For Everyone Soon!

Sailplaning For Everyone Soon! (1930)

Herr Kronfield shows off his skills in his glider - he uses a large catapult device to take off.

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Young Glider Pilots

Young Glider Pilots (1950)

Young pilots in gliders in USSR.

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1st British Gliding Competition AKA First British Gliding Competition

1st British Gliding Competition AKA First British Gliding Competition (1922)

Footage of British gliding competition, Itford, East Sussex

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Air Rally At Lympne AKA Flying Display At Lympne

Air Rally At Lympne AKA Flying Display At Lympne (1948)

Flying display in Kent, England. Famous persons in attendance.

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Air Towing

Air Towing (1933)

Young woman shows her skill in piloting a small glider plane.

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Airborne

Airborne (1946)

Gliding school for air rangers.

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Airs And Graces

Airs And Graces (1936)

A look at 'Pegasus' the lightweight glider which can be easily assembled in minutes.

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Alps Test Gliders

Alps Test Gliders (1961)

Nice item about gliders flying over the Alps. Germany.

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Army Gliders Meet Dublin Issue

Army Gliders Meet Dublin Issue (1941)

Army Air Chief, General Arnold, watches U.S. army gliders in flight.

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Asiago - Italy Gliding Lner

Asiago - Italy Gliding Lner

Gliding enthusiasts meet at Asiago in Italy.

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The Sky Is Ours

The Sky Is Ours (1955)

Documentary about RAF cadets at Cranwell College.

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Discoplan Glider - Moscow

Discoplan Glider - Moscow (1957)

New type of glider with disc-shaped wings is demonstrated in Soviet Union.

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A School For Gliders!

A School For Gliders! (1934)

Gliders are set off from an Austrian mountainside.

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A.T.C. Gliders AKA Atc Gliders Issue Title Is Hi-De-Hi

A.T.C. Gliders AKA Atc Gliders Issue Title Is Hi-De-Hi (1943)

ATC cadets learn how to pilot glider aeroplanes.

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Frenchman Wins £1000 Prize

Frenchman Wins £1000 Prize (1922)

£1,000 gliding prize won by Frenchman Alex Maneyrolle, Ilford, Greater London.

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New Type Sailplane On Test

New Type Sailplane On Test (1964)

A new design of glider is shown off in the skies above Hampshire.

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Astra Gazette 13

Astra Gazette 13

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

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"... And It's A Rage In America Too" (1931)

A glider in America takes off and soon comes crashing back to earth.

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"Gliding In Formation" (1932)

American gliders fly high overhead in formation.

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Air Training Corps Gliding School

Air Training Corps Gliding School (1956)

ATC cadets learn how to fly gliders at Hawkinge, Kent.

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Air Display - Gliders In Germany

Air Display - Gliders In Germany (1930)

Gliders launched from German hillside - possibly Hitler Youth event.

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Back To The Old Love!

Back To The Old Love! (1933)

Aviation pioneer Claude Grahame-White takes a flight in small plane.

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British Gliders And Planes Landing

British Gliders And Planes Landing

Footage of Airspeed Horsa gliders landing and taking-off

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Cadet's Gliding Record

Cadet's Gliding Record (1953)

18 Year old Jack Whiteley and his instructor set a new altitude record during the National gliding Championships held in Derbyshire.

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German Aviation Gliders

German Aviation Gliders (1910)

Footage of German gliders being tested.

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Girl Glides The Channel

Girl Glides The Channel

Record glider Joan Meakin talks about her achievement after the flight.

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Glide First Jets Later

Glide First Jets Later (1960)

The RAF trains young apprentices to glide before teaching them to fly planes.

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Glider And Aircraft

Glider And Aircraft

Footage of aircraft and gliders in-flight.

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Glider Crash

Glider Crash (1955)

Albert Falderbaum's glider crashes during Dusseldorf Air Show.

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Glider In Flight

Glider In Flight (1969)

Footage of a glider in flight.

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Glider Meet In California

Glider Meet In California (1938)

Good shots of gliders taking off and views of the ground below.

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Glider Pilots

Glider Pilots (1942)

Pilots learn to fly in gliders before progressing to aeroplanes. South Africa.

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Glider Pilots In Switzerland

Glider Pilots In Switzerland (1950)

American glider pilots receive instruction from Swiss during training in Switzerland.

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French Pilots Learn Gliding In The Mountains

French Pilots Learn Gliding In The Mountains (1948)

Take off, gliding and landing in the mountains

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Followers Of Icarus

Followers Of Icarus (1935)

Motor powered gliders are used at the Icarus Flying School in Hungary due to lack of hills to launch them off.

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Captain Merriam's Escape

Captain Merriam's Escape (1910)

Compilation of early aircraft footage - mostly gliders.

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Caught By The Camera No. 45

Caught By The Camera No. 45 (1935)

A 'human fly' man climbs up the outside of a building and men pull a glider to the top of the Jungfrau mountain so the pilot can take off.

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Caught By The Camera No. 9

Caught By The Camera No. 9 (1934)

Footage of a new type of tennis racket and an aeroplane towing gliders.

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Cineviews In Brief No. 62

Cineviews In Brief No. 62 (1937)

Blind Viennese sculptor Berthold Ordner works in wire, gold and lace accessories for ladies dresses and a glider loops the loop at Salzburg - no soundtrack for this issue.

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Don't "bird" The "bird-Man"!

Don't "bird" The "bird-Man"! (1932)

French inventor Albert Sauvant gets colleagues to push his 'crash proof aeroplane' off a cliff - with predictable results.

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Everybody Will Be Flying Soon & Cuts

Everybody Will Be Flying Soon & Cuts (1926)

Inventor (unsuccessfully) tests human bird device, early sort of hanglider.

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Finding Their Wings

Finding Their Wings (1935)

Footage of a large gliding base in France.

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First Man To Glide The Channel

First Man To Glide The Channel (1923)

Mr Barbot receives congratulations after gliding Channel in monoplane. France.

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First Water Glider In The World!

First Water Glider In The World! (1931)

Mr Lowe Wylde shows of his new design of glider plane - it takes off and lands on the water.

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Glider Priest

Glider Priest (1969)

Father John Milne enjoys piloting glider over the Dunstable Downs in Bedfordshire.

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