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Vought F8 Crusader (1955) and F-102 Delta Dagger (1953) in action
Clip from "Flight Fighters of the Fifties", a comprehensive compilation film of fighter aircraft built in the 1950s. Vought F8 Crusader on carrierand F-102 Delta Dagger are seen in action. Bombs loaded, pilot in cockpit, in flight.
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They Made News, Part 1 - The B-25 Empire State Building crash of 1945 and the sinking of the Flying Enterprise in 1952
From a programme of unique interviews with top newsreel cameramen who were at the greatest events of the 20th century. The film is in rough cut stage (cutting copy) and is intercut with footage illustrating the cameramen's stories.
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RAF Fylingdales - controllers at work
RAF Fylingdales, radar early warning station, 1980s
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1951, Farnborough Air Show. Supermarine models 508, 510, 535. 1953 London to Brussels record.
Clip from a Vickers Supermarine B&W film chronicling the development of Vickers aircraft design from the Supermarine in 1925, through the Supermarine 4 monoplane, the S5, S6, S6B, Spitfire, Seafire, Spiteful, Attacker, 508, 510, 535, to...
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1909, Louis Bleriot sets off for first flight over the English Channel
Clip from Wind in the Wires, a 35mm cinema short on the history of aviation, narrated by James Mason.
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United States entry into WWI - troops depart on ships
United States entry into WWI - troops depart on ships
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Vintage Stampe biplane in flight, 1972
Clip from Wind in the Wires, a 35mm cinema short on the history of aviation, narrated by James Mason.
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Vintage WW1 biplane in flight, 1972
Clip from Wind in the Wires, a 35mm cinema short on the history of aviation, narrated by James Mason.
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WWI aerial combat, German fighter pilots including Hermann Goring and Manfred von Richthofen.
WWI aerial combat, German fighter pilots including Hermann Goring and Manfred von Richthofen.
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Blackburn Buccaneer, Fairey Delta 1, Fairey Delta 2, Short SC1 and the Harrier are all seen in action at airshow
Clip from "Flight Fighters of the Fifties", a comprehensive compilation film of fighter aircraft built in the 1950s. Blackburn Buccaneer, Fairey Delta 1, Fairey Delta 2, Short SC1 and the Harrier are all seen in action (audio sync issue...
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Atomic Age, Cold War, Warsaw Pact, birth of NATO, missile and airborne defence
Clip from comprehensive compilation film of fighter aircraft built in the 1950s. The Cold War. (in part, audio sync issue)
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A Line Is Drawn. Part One.
Documentary about the NATO Air Defence Ground Environment system (NADGE)
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1972, vintage Bristol Biplane takes off
Clip from Wind in the Wires, a 35mm cinema short on the history of aviation, narrated by James Mason.
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McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom, Nato Boeing A3A AWACS and Tupolve Tu-95 in action
Clip from "Flight Fighters of the Fifties", a comprehensive compilation film of fighter aircraft built in the 1950s. McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom, Nato Boeing A3A AWACS and Tupolve Tu-95 seen in action. (audio sync issue in part).
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A Line Is Drawn. Part Five. From a documentary about the NATO Air Defence Ground Environment system (NADGE)
From a documentary about the NATO Air Defence Ground Environment system (NADGE)
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Vickers shipbuilding
Clip from Centenary, an award-winning documentary (BISFA Gold Award 1967 best UK documentary) made by Peter Baylis & John Edwards, a duo who won BISFA Gold for a record-breaking three years running. 'Centenary' was sponsored by Vickers &...
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Vickers Supermarine design HQ. Manufacturing. Test flights.
Clip from a Vickers Supermarine B&W film chronicling the development of Vickers aircraft design from the Supermarine in 1925, through the Supermarine 4 monoplane, the S5, S6, S6B, Spitfire, Seafire, Spiteful, Attacker, 508, 510, 535, to...
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Workers of Britain, city life, military life, soldiers, women and men in arms factories, pilots, bouncing bomb, fighter aircraft
Clip from Centenary, an award-winning documentary (BISFA Gold Award 1967 best UK documentary) made by Peter Baylis & John Edwards, a duo who won BISFA Gold for a record-breaking three years running. 'Centenary' was sponsored by Vickers &...
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WW1 aircraft and pilots, military funeral of legendary German fighter pilot, Baron von Richtofen
Clip from Wind in the Wires, a 35mm cinema short on the history of aviation, narrated by James Mason.
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Wind in the Wires
35mm cinema short on the history of aviation/flight narrated by James Mason. This highly successful film was widely distributed across UK cinemas in 1972, and was voted Top Documentary of the Year. Contains very rare footage of Wright...
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Concorde 002, maiden UK flight, 1969 -1
Clip from the award-winning documentary on the Concorde's first flights from France and the UK in 1969. This is the only colour footage of Concorde's first flights. This subclip features the first flight of the Concorde 002 from Filton,...
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Farnborough Airshow - the Lightening fighter jet
Farnborough Airshow - the Lightening fighter jet, 1950s
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Farnborough Airshow 4
Various aircraft on display at Farnborough Airshow, 1950s. exact date unknown.