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Japanese SuperJet prototype crashes on test flight
1. Still of model of supersonic jetliner in hangar
2. Still of booster rocket in hangar
3. Still of super jet and booster being taken to launch pad
4. Still of super jet and booster being hoisted up to take off position
5. Wide shot of...
British Movietone
RAF CELEBRATES - WITH METEORS
The 30th birthday of the Royal Air Force was marked at Horsham St. Faith by a display of Meteors. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection...
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LONDON - ROME VAMPIRE RECORD
The Vampire jet set another air record with a flight to Rome in 50 minutes and 40 seconds. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...
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MEDITERRANEAN ACTION -
With the war now centering on the Mediterranean, our fleet is the dominant factor. The Fleet Air Arm is keyed up by constant practice, ready for when it will meet the Italian fleet. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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Navy and RAF Hold Combined Exercises
Home fleet attacks base in Firth of Forth, defence of which is under taken by aircraft alone. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...
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Thrills of Hendon Electrify Crowd
Aerial strength of Britain is flashed across the sky in impressive display by Royal Air Force. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...
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THE RED ARMY SWEEPS FORWARD:
Nalchik Area - The Red Army has made great advances in the Caucasus stopping Hitler's bid to reach the oilfields of Grozny and Baku. ® Rzhev Front - Great advances have also been made in the Central following the cutting of the...
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ROYAL INTEREST IN CURRENT PROBLEMS -
The King and Queen recently visited an Agricultural Camp in the Home Counties where they talked to the volunteers and enjoyed tea with them. Their Majesties also visited an Ack-ack site and saw them tackling flying bombs. They have also...
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AA OFFICER THANKS ORDNANCE WORKERS -
An Officer commanding an AA troop visits one of the Royal Ordnance factories. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for...
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COMMUNISTS INVADE SOUTH KOREA
Following the attack on Southern Korea by the Russian dominated North Koreans, Mr Tehi Chang Yun, the South Korean Minister in London, made an early comment on the situation. In a swift, bold decision, the United States sea and air...
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BRITISH MOVIETONE PRESENTS - REVIEW OF 1941 ® COMMENTARY BY: LESLIE MITCHELL
A look back over the year which saw the war effort in the factories increase. The Atlantic Charter meeting of Churchill and Roosevelt, the loss of the ""Prince of Wales"" and the ""Repulse"". The Royal Navy claimed the ""Bismarck"" and...
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AFRICAN TALKS - THE NET TIGHTENS
Pictures of the Commonwealth Prime Ministers Conference in Lagos where they decided to appoint a sanctions committee and to meet again in July if the Rhodesian crisis demands it. ® Also Mr Wilson and Mr Bottomley in Zambia where they...
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SCOTTISH AIR DISPLAY
Spitfires were amongst the aircraft taking part in the display at Leuchars Airfield. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...
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WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL JET
Installed in a RAF Meteor 8 Interceptor Fighter are two of the new ""Sapphire"" jet engines - the most powerful ever designed. It was demonstrated by Squadron-Leader Jan Zurakowski. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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THE ROYAL AIR FORCE DISPLAY
Farnborough was the setting for the first RAF display since 1938. The King, Queen and Princess Margaret watched the aircraft displays. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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SERVICES ""AT HOME""
Pictures show the open day of the Royal Artillery at Larkhill. Also the open day of the Fleet Air Arm at Lee-on-Solent. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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FOOTBALL LINER AIR CRASH
A few hundred yards from Llandow Airfield (near Cardiff), where it was to have landed, the wrecked Tudor V airliner lies, the tragedy was the worst in the history of civil aviation anywhere in the world. Disclaimer: British Movietone is...
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PRINCESS AND DUKE IN ITALY
When Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip flew to Rome from Malta, they were received by the British Ambassador and Lady Mallet, with whom they were staying. It is Princess Elizabeth's first visit to Italy. Disclaimer: British Movietone...
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US WAR PLANT UNDER WAY - Atomic Shelter
A sign of the times at Forth Worth, Texas: B36 bombers now being produced in large numbers. Believed to be the world's largest military aircraft, the B36 will have an important role to play - should war come. Meanwhile, in Vancouver...
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JET FLYING BOAT VISITS FESTIVAL
Arriving at dawn from Cowes, the 'Saunders Roe AI"" came down on the Thames in Woolwich Reach. She's believed to be the only jet flying-boat in the world and is the first jet aircraft to alight on London river. Disclaimer: British...
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HIGH FLYING FISH
Baby carp, around ten million of them, are flown out from Hong Kong to other parts of Asia for stocking rivers and lakes. When only a couple of inches long they're put into plastic bags containing water. Oxygen is blown into the water to...
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PRINCESS ELIZABETH AT CRANWELL
Princess Elizabeth recently paid her first visit to the Royal Air Force College at Cranwell - for the Graduation Parade. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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BATTLE OF EGYPT - NO SOUND
The new defence position at El Alamein is being reinforced and General Auchinleck went up to the front to see for himself. The Royal Army Ordnance Corps works on disabled tanks to bring them back into service as seen as possible. Land...
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Three Britons die after light aircraft crashes in Dubai
Three Britons have died after a UK-registered light aircraft crashed in Dubai, authorities said. The four-seat plane plummeted to the ground around three miles south of Dubai International Airport, killing all four people on board,...