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Aircraft designers in the 1950s. Montage of fighter jets.
Clip from "Flight Fighters of the Fifties", a comprehensive compilation film of fighter aircraft built in the 1950s. Propellers to jets (in part, audio sync issue)
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First Flight from London to Australia in 1919
B&W archive footage of Ross & Keith Smith who piloted, in 1919, the first flight from London to Australia in under 30 days
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First Flight from London to Australia, 1919
Ross and Keith Smith man the first flight from London to Australia, 1919
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First squadron of Supermarine Swift join RAF, March 4th 1954
Clip from a Vickers Supermarine 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 the...
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Red Arrows, 1969
Unique documentary film of the iconic RAF Red Arrows 1969 aerobatic display team. Exclusive access was granted to film the Red Arrows, at RAF Kemble, Gloucestershire, over the course of 2 days. It was shot on 16mm reversal film, as there...
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Flight Fighters of the Fifties - intro to NADGE defence system
Clip from comprehensive compilation film of fighter aircraft built in the 1950s. NADGE.
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Footage of the Supermarine 525. Includes a world speed record attempt by Mike Lithgow, 1953
Clip from a Vickers Supermarine black and white film, First of the New, chronicling the development of Vickers aircraft design. Shows designers at Supermarine headquarters under the management of Joe Swift and R J Mitchell, clips of the...
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Flight Fighters of the Fifties - Lockheed Starfighter
Clip from comprehensive compilation film of fighter aircraft built in the 1950s. Lockheed Starfighter. (audio sync issue)
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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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A Line Is Drawn. Part One.
Documentary about the NATO Air Defence Ground Environment system (NADGE)
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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 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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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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Man in the Sky
35mm Panavision colour cinema short, produced by Buff Films 1981/1982. Writer/Director/Producer John Edwards. Man in the Sky is a biopic about David Perrin, young world-class aerobatic stunt pilot, following him in training and aerobatic...
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Test flight of the record-breaking Supermarine Swift in the North African desert, 1953
Clip from "Flight Fighters of the Fifties", a comprehensive compilation film of fighter aircraft built in the 1950s. Record breaking Supermarine fighter, The Swift.
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A Line Is Drawn. Part Two. From a documentary about the NATO Air Defence Ground Environment system (NADGE)
A Line Is Drawn. Part Two. From a documentary about the NATO Air Defence Ground Environment system (NADGE)
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A Line Is Drawn. Part Four. 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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A Line Is Drawn. Part Three. 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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Rothmans Air Display, Greece, and England, 1981
Rothmans Air Display, Greece, and England, 1981
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The English Electric Lightning supersonic fighter jet, 1954 -1
Clip from "Flight Fighters of the Fifties", a comprehensive compilation film of fighter aircraft built in the 1950s. The English Electric Lightning in action with scramble. (in part, audio sync issue)
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The Hawker Hunter jet; rare footage of the Black Arrows in the 1970s
Clip from "Flight Fighters of the Fifties", a comprehensive compilation film of fighter aircraft built in the 1950s. The Hawker Hunter. (in part, audio sync issue). Very rare footage of the 22-jet aerobatic team, the Black Arrows, who...