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MIGHTY US BOMBERS LEAVE FOR HOME
Lakenheath Air Station, Suffolk, was the scene of the departure of the six American B-36D Bombers. Their non-stop flight to Texas took just over thirty six hours. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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GIANT BOMBERS' VISIT
Six American ""B-36D"" bombers have been on a visit to Lakenheath Air Station, Suffolk. These giants had come more than five thousand miles on a routine training flight. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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PAKISTAN'S PREMIER HERE
When Mr Liaquat Ali Khan and his wife arrived at London Airport, their small sons were there to meet them. In an exclusive newsreel interview, the Pakistani Prime Minister spoke of the Kashmir problem. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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PARACHUTE PRACTICE
At Watchfield, Berkshire, British paratroopers have been taking part in a demonstration of combined Allied air transport supply. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video...
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SKY ROCKET -
Fitted into the bomb-bay of a B29, a Douglas ""Sky-Rocket"" is taken up over California for a crack at new speed and altitude records. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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GENERAL EISENHOWER SEES AIR DEFENCE FLY-PAST
General Eisenhower - Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe - recently paid a visit to a United States Air Base at Munich. He inspected the men and their machines before watching a fly-past by F84 Thunder Jets. Disclaimer: British...
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TRANS-ATLANTIC RECORD
After streaking across the Atlantic from New York, a converted Mustang fighter, piloted by Captain Charles Blair, touched down at London Airport in record-breaking time - seven hours forty-eight minutes. Disclaimer: British Movietone is...
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MALAYA ROUND-UP
Jungle warfare continues in Malaya. Men of famous regiments attack bandit positions assisted by aerial reconnaissance and co-operative villagers. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within...
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""BRAB"" OVER LONDON
Members of Parliament and aeronautical scientists went to London Airport the other day for a trip in the ""Brabazon"". Lord Brabazon and Mr Strauss, Minister of Supply, were in the party. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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TRANSATLANTIC TO PRESTWICK
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DUKE'S RETURN
Prince Charles was at London Airport to welcome home father, as the Duke of Edinburgh returned now his sea going command has come to an end. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within...
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SUEZ FAMILIES HOME
London Airport and the return of wives and families from the Suez Canal Zone. They had been advised to leave in case the situation worsens. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within...
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ROYAL OPENING FOR AIRPORT
The new building at London Airport, has just been officially opened, by Her Majesty the Queen, who was received by Lord Latham and Mr John Boyd-Carpenter. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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""RED BERETS"" FOR CYPRUS
At Blachbushe Airfield, men of the First and Third Parachute Battalions prepare to leave for Cyprus, to strengthen British forces in the Middle East. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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TROOP PLANE CRASH
An accident occurred at Stansted Airfield, in Essex, as a York airliner was gathering speed, for the take off. On board were RAF personnel and wives and children of servicemen, who were on their way to Iraq. Two lives were lost and six...
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A BOOST FOR THE VALIANT
Vickers Valiant (the most powerful bombers in service with the RAF) are being fitted with auxiliary rocket engines to assist take off. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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LONDON GROPES TO WORK
A Movietone cameraman drove through fog shrouded London to report on the traffic chaos. 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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PLANE CRASH - ALL SAVED
With 2 propellers out of action, a crippled Pan-American Stratocruiser circled the coast guard weather ship Pontchartrain, before ditching in the Pacific Ocean. The news flashed to the mainland ""All Survivors Rescued"". The survivors...
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THE LAST OF THE LANCS
The last Avro Lancaster (in service with the RAF) was given a special farewell, before her crew boarded her at St. Mawgan, Cornwall, for the final flight, to the breaker's yard. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection....
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NAVAL STOCK SHOTS - MUTE COLOUR - COLOUR VERY GOOD
Submarine on surface Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not represent the opinions or...
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Astronaut Tim Peake joins Red Arrows for military air show flight
Astronaut Tim Peake has joined the Red Arrows for a rehearsal flight at the Royal International Air Tattoo.
He sat behind Sqn Ldr Martin Pert, known as Red 1, in one of the team’s distinctive Hawk fast-jets.
The display over RAF...
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Police presence at Heathrow after men arrested on public nuisance charges
Two people have been arrested after climate change activists planned on disrupting Heathrow using drones.
The men were arrested in the early hours of Friday on suspicion of conspiracy to commit a public nuisance within the perimeter of...
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Thomas Cook Planes grounded at Birmingham Airport.
Footage of grounded Thomas Cook planes at Birmingham Airport, following the company's collapse.
More than 150,000 British holidaymakers are currently abroad and will need to be repatriated as a result of the 178-year-old firm's...