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TO RUSSIA WITH LOVE!
Chi Chi, the giant panda was filmed at the London Zoo, getting to know Irish stewardess, Maureen Gilligain a few days before her departure for Moscow at London Airport. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views...
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ACROBATS OF THE AIR
Five pilots who have been chosen to represent Britain later this Summer at the World Aerobatic Championships in Moscow, demonstrate, flying two different types of aircraft. They were chosen after an elimination contest at Fakenham in...
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DWINDLING HOPE OF KASHMIR PEACE
After meeting President Ayub Khan of Pakistan and India's Mr Shastri, U Thant returns with no decision on a cease-fire. Meanwhile Indian planes bomb an airfield in Kashmir and China threatens India on the frontier with Tibet. Disclaimer:...
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AUSTRALIA - SPEED ON WATER
Conditions were perfect for the New South Wales hydroplane championship. Here's a typical run on the straight at 105 miles an hour. The winner was ""Diabolo"", driven by Jim Broadley. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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HOSTESS WITH THE MOSTEST
Queensland held the International Air Hostess Week, in which girls from fifteen airlines had entered. Reeta Roy representing Air India won the title. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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HOVERCRAFT JOINS UP
The largest hovercraft in the world - the SRN3, has just been handed over to the Royal Navy. Vice Admiral Sir Richard Smeeton, Flag Officer Naval Air Command, received her on their behalf. Weighing nearly forty tons and powered by four...
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JET-PROOF HOTEL
Gillian Taylor last years Miss Great Britain took us round the newly built hotel at London Airport. It has two hundred and eighty bedrooms, eighteen studio rooms, and six suites. A feature common to every room is an electronic control...
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RIDING ON AIR
Gliding is a pastime and a serious sport, especially serious during the week of the National Gliding Championships at Lasham. And here's the champion woman pilot, Mrs Anne Burns, who holds 4 world and a host of British records....
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Aviation: Departure of the Mayo Composite.
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21 YEARS AGO
There was a Spitfire in Whitehall to recall the battle. And to take the salute, Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Lord Newall and the Prime Minister. The marchpast marked the 21st anniversary of the RAF's great victory. There was...
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Composite Plane At Southampton -
The Short-Mayo. 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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KUWAIT GETS SUPPORT
Not for the first time, oil and the wealth it produces is the background to Middle East crisis. This time, Kuwait's independence is threatened by Iraq, and Kuwait's ruler asks for help. The Commando Carrier ""Bulwark"", already in the...
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FLIGHT TO THE FUTURE (in colour)
The world-famous Farnborough Show opened in unlucky weather, but interest was none the less for that! A newcomer in the Beagle range offers luxury travel for top executives, another type in the Beagle pack was the Beagle-Auster Eleven....
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KUWAIT - BORDER BUILD-UP
Kuwait, capital of the small Arab State, is the latest flash-point in the Middle East. The Seif Palace is the residence of the ruler of the country, Sheikh Sir Abdullah as-Salim as-Sabah. He is now forced by the threat from Iraq to call...
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Soviet Parades Might
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JENKINS TELLS ALL
Chancellor of the Exchequer Roy Jenkins presents the most vital budget for years. As we recoil from the effects, Movietone invites you to consider the fortunate few who live in the Channel Islands where Taxation is little more than a...
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SUPERFLIGHT
Progress report on Concorde. In Toulouse, the French Prototype is well up to schedule while, at Filton near Bristol, BAC are keeping pace with the British counterpart. Shown for the first time, a full-scale mock-up of Concorde in which a...
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BEAGLE PUP
A new light-aircraft from Beagle Aircraft - the two-seater ""Pup"" - is shown for the first time at Shoreham. As private transport or training aircraft, Beagles hope it will be a world beater and plan to built four hundred a year....
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RUNWAY HOMES
Croydon Aerodrome, once London's airport, is now being made into a housing estate. Memories of the past will always remain among the semi-detached, built on the runways that saw history in the making. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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GHANA TAKE-OVER
Following the military revolt in Ghana and the fall of President Nkrumah, Movietone recalls the rise to power of Kwame Nkrumah. The dictatorship that was to embarrass the Commonwealth and provoke the recent revolt. Disclaimer: British...
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QUEEN AT FARNBOROUGH
The Queen opens a new structures laboratory at Farnborough where the super-sonic plane the Concorde will be tested. She also saw an array of Britain's Rockets and the UK Three Satellite. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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MONTY MEETS THE SKY DIVERS
Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery inspects men of the 16th Parachute Brigade as part of the ceremony of re-naming the Brigade's Aldershot Barracks. Climax of the occasion was the demonstration by British and American Sky Divers....
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LBJ
After nearly four and a half years in office, President Johnson shocks America with his decision not to stand for another term as President. As dramatic as his sudden change of attitude on Vietnam - the announcement of a cut back on the...
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OFF TO NIGERIA
The Duchess of Kent was at London Airport to see her daughter off on her important mission: Princess Alexandra was on her way to attend Nigeria's celebration of independence. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...