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Queen's Canberra Escort: first jet escort on a Royal Tour gives exhibition TX 24.1.1956 ENGLAND: Binbrook Airport: Royal Air Force (RAF) jets parked on tarmac / Pilots and RAF officers along as ...
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Russian TU104 on view to the public at London Airport (LAP) TX 25.3.1956 London: Plane enthusiasts and other onlookers gathered at airport terminal to see Russian TU 104 jet airliner / Various shots ...
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The last Firefly to be produced handed over to Ministry of Supply TX 24.4.1956 Manchester: Ringway Aerodrome: Firefly jet parked on tarmac / Richard Fairey talking with H.M. Kemp, shaking hands / ...
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'Exercise Stronghold' Venom take off and in flight TX 22.9.1956 Waterbeach (near Cambridge): Nigel Birch (US Secretary of State for Air) disembarking plane on visit to RAF Fighter Command Station ...
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Trial flight of Comet III TX 24.9.1957 Hertfordshire: Hatfield: BOAC Comet III passenger aircraft standing ready for flight, taking off from runway, in flight and landing / Test-pilots disembarking ...
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French Mysteres arrive at Biggin Hill in exchange with the RAF TX 8.4.1957 Kent: Biggin Hill: Military jets flying in formation and landing on runway / Mystere jets parked / Crew and other men ...
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German post-war planes on show at International Scholars of Aviation meeting TX 14.4.1957 WEST GERMANY: Essen-Mulheim: Post-war aeroplanes on show, including the Blume, R.W.31, Klemm 107, Dornier ...
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New freighter plane the HDM 105 co-produced by Great Britain and France TX 16.4.1957 ENGLAND: West Sussex: Shoreham-by-Sea: HDM 105 freighter plane parked / Interior shots of plane and cockpit / ...
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Last of the Spitfires - Mosquitos to take over duties TX 13.5.1957 LOCATION UNKNOWN RAF Spitfire jet being pushed along from hangar / Pilot in cockpit / Plane taking off, in flight / RAF Mosquito ...
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USAF '20' Fighter Bomber Wing's Open Day at Wethersfield TX 16.6.1957 ENGLAND: Essex: Wethersfield: US Air Force (USAF) Sabre jets on tarmac / Pilots putting on helmets in plane cockpits / Sabres ...
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News Chronicle Trophy Race TX 12.7.1957 LOCATION UNKNOWN Tiger Moths taking off, in flight
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English Electric F1 makes record breaking flight TX 17.7.1957 LOCATION UNKNOWN Plane on tarmac and in flight
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Battle of Britain anniversary TX 15.9.1957 ENGLAND: London: Battle of Britain Service and parade in London; Open Day at Gaydon: includes Victor plane flying over
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RAF Squadron takes over Avro Vulcans TX 18.9.1957 London: Waddington RAF Station: Vulcan planes and Wing Commander Frank speaking about them
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Bristol Britannia 312 leaves LAP on her first passenger flight to New York TX 19.12.1957 London: LAP: Interiors and exteriors of Bristol Britannia
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New Comet IV on first flight TX 28.4.1958 Hertfordshire: Hatfield: New Comet IV taking off, in flight and landing; interview pilot John Cunningham
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Duke of Edinburgh visits RAF bomber station TX 24.6.1958 Huntingdonshire, Wynton: Prince Philip visits RAF bomber station at Wynton; Vulcan scramble and takeoff
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Air France Caravelle's maiden flight TX 29.7.1958 London: LAP: Air France Caravelle landing at LAP on maiden flight to Britain; interiors on return flight
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Queen's planes sold TX 13.8.1958 LOCATION UNKNOWN Queen's flight Vikings sold: exteriors and interiors of aircraft
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Victors, the RAF's biggest atom-bombers on show for the first time at Cottesmore TX 11.9.1958 West Sussex: Cottesmore: Victors plane on ground and air to air
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US Convair F102 jets arrive in Germany TX 1.2.1959 GERMANY: Bitburg: Planes fly past / Radar / Jet landing on runway / Pilot crew
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Hucknall air display TX 18.5.1959 ENGLAND: Hucknall: Refuelling in mid-air; jet display; Beverley transport plane
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Le Bourget Air Show TX 21.6.1959 FRANCE: Paris: Le Bourget: Le Bourget Air Show, including Caravelle and Hunters
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National Air Race TX 9.7.1959 LOCATION UNKNOWN Coventry qualifying rounds for King's Cup: Tiger Moths in flight
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SE5a aircraft rebuilt TX 23.8.1959 ENGLAND: Farnborough: S.E. 5a plane rebuilt after being found in hangar: restored WW1 plane flying again
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Farnborough Air Show TX 7.9.1959 Farnborough: Farnborough Air Show including Argosy freighter and Scimitars; and an NRDC hovercraft; Fairey Motordyne; and some Red Arrows. And a Vulcan too
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Caribou demonstrated at Hatfield TX 12.11.1959 Hertfordshire: Hatfield: Caribou aircraft on airbase, troops boarding / Plane taking off, in flight and landing
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Vertical takeoff demonstrated in Bedford by the SC-1 TX 31.5.1960 Bedfordshire: Bedford: SC-1 taking off vertically and landing
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Luton airport opened TX 9.7.1960 Luton: Luton airport opened by Minister of Aviation, Duncan Sandys; Lancaster bomber on tarmac
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Britain's last Sunderland Flying Boat TX 24.3.1961 Location unknown: Air to air shots with Shackleton escort
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Battle of Britain Exhibition at Biggin Hill Museum TX 11.9.1961 London: Biggin Hill: Battle of Britain week: planes at Biggin Hill Museum including V1 flying bomb, Messerschmidt ME109; Junkers 88; ...
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Biggest Airliner in Europe the VC10 brought into the open for the first time (BOAC markings) TX 15.4.1962 Location unknown: Air views of plane parked at airport / Various of VC10 on tarmac
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De Havilland makes debut TX 13.8.1962 Hatfield: Various of de Havilland 125 on tarmac, flying overhead
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U2 planes to be based in Britain TX 19.8.1962 Upper Heyford: U2 taxiing on runway
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Russian TU114 at LAP taking party led by newspaper magnate Roy Thompson to Moscow TX 8.2.1963 London Airport: TU 114 on tarmac / Plane interiors / Guests at reception / Party boarding plane / TU114 ...
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Stansted to become London's third airport TX 24.3.1964 Hertfordshire: Stansted: Planes on tarmac; Michael Partington makes journey to airport and back
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Maiden flight of the Super VC10 TX 7.5.1964 Surrey: Wisley: Super VC10 aeroplane on runway and taking off
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Farnborough Children's Day TX 11.9.1964 Farnborough: Various of airshow including Beagle 206 air to air
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TSR2 testing TX 27.9.1964 Location unknown: Take-off run - front wheel lifts off ground, back wheels don't
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Hercules plane at Northolt TX 15.2.1965 Middlesex: Northolt: Hercules transport plane demonstration
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Russian giant transport at the Paris Air Show TX 15.6.1965 FRANCE: Paris: Le Bourget Airport: Russian giant transport plane the AN-22 on show at Paris Air Show
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Mirage IV takeoff TX 21.1.1966 Near Bordeaux: Dassault Factory: TSR2 takeoff; air to air; F1-11 takeoff; air to air; more Mirage IV; Mirage assembly; intvw BAC man Mr. Greenwood on viability of ...
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Phantoms at Da Nang Air base TX 10.5.1966 VIETNAM: Da Nang: Briefing; takeoffs; air to air; landing; debrief; intvw pilot on shooting down MIG
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Red Arrows display TX 27.4.1967 ENGLAND: Gloucestershire: Kemble: Red Arrows display including air to air
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Veteran air show at Biggleswade TX 29.10.67 Bedfordshire: Biggleswade: Bleriot; Bristol Box Kite; Blackburn; Avro triplane
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World's first vertical take-off transport plane TX 3.3.1968 WEST GERMANY: Munich: Dornier DO-31E, world's first vertical takeoff transport plane, parked on tarmac / Plane performing vertical ...
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Khe Sanh supply drops TX 12.3.1968 VIETNAM: Khe Sanh: Hercules aircraft being loaded with supplies at airbase / Crew onboard / Pilots in cockpit / Supplies being dropped from plane
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Filming of 'Battle of Britain' film TX 18.3.1968 Location unknown: Many planes assembled including Junkers 52 and Spitfires
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Battle of Britain Biggin Hill display TX 20.9.1969 Kent: Biggin Hill: Battle of Britain Biggin Hill display including Lancaster and Red Arrows
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Swordfish torpedo bomber flies again TX 23.3.1970 Somerset: Yeovilton: Air to air of last Swordfish bomber flying at Yeovilton / Plane pushed from hangar, taking off, air to air views
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Cambodian MiG-17s TX 20.4.1970 CAMBODIA: Phnom Penh: MiG-17s of Cambodian Airforce at airbase, being serviced and refuelled by mechanics / Commandant interviewed SOT / Pilot preparing for take-off
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Farnborough Air Show TX 7.9.1970 ENGLAND: Farnborough: Various at air show including Concorde, Jaguar, Fokker F.28; BAC 1-11
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Lockheed Tristar on its first visit to Britain TX 5.6.1971 Derby: Lockheed Tri-star flying over, landing at airport, taxiing / Officials and crowds on tarmac / People touring plane
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Bleriot plane auctioned TX 30.9.1971 Bedfordshire: Old Warden: Plane rolled out from hangar, on air field
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Airbus route proving flight TX 20.5.1974 London Airport: First route-proving flight of the European Airbus A 300B2, including Air France Airbus coming in to land, parked at terminal / Plane interior
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Jaguar enters RAF service TX 5.6.1974 SCOTLAND: Lossiemouth: Jaguar jets on tarmac / Pilot in cockpit / Jet taking off / Dials in cockpit / Jets flypast
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Last Comet flight from Gatwick to Bournemouth TX 9.11.1980 ENGLAND: Gatwick: Comet on tarmac / Passengers boarding / Pilots in cockpit and passengers seated, vox pops / Comet aircraft taking off
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Restrictions: Muted for website playback only - if ordered, this video clip will include all original audio which may include music. 1903 Clip of film showing the Wright Brothers flight at ...
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1909 Background footage on the death of Louis Bleriot. Shows exclusive B/W film of his flight across the English Channel in 1909 - arriving at Dover
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1913 Death of Col Samuel Cody Shows: B/W Footage of the pioneer American aviator, Colonel Sam (Samuel) Cody. It shows him prior to his fatal flight at Aldershot, England. Also shows the wreck of the ...
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1916 USA's largest aircraft. Shows: B/W footage of large twin engined biplane on ground. Engines started; Long shot of aircraft taking off.
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1917 Airfield near Verdun. Shows: B/W footage of combat aircraft on display at an airfield near Verdun. Aircraft appear to be Sopwith Pups or Sopwith Camels.
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1919 Handley Page Bomber. (Note, murky start to footage.) Shows; B/W footage of aircraft being brought out of hanger and prepared for flight. Aircraft takes off, circles field and lands.
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1919 Transatlantic Seaplane: Shows: B/W footage of twin engined biplane across water. Plane bears what appear to be an RAF roundel. Open cockpit is clearly visible. Ground to air shots of aircraft. ...
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1919 The Farman Aerobus "Goliath" passenger aircraft. It is leaving Paris en route to London. Shows: B/W footage of twin engined biplane with covered cockpit and passenger area. GVs of aircraft ...
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1919 1st Flight for Prince of Wales. Shows: B/W footage of the Prince of Wales (Prince Edward, later King Edward VIII) has his first flight in a RAF Handley Page bomber.
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1919 Shorts Atlantic flying boat "Shamrock" Shows: B/W footage of Shorts Atlantic flying boat. The aircraft is a twin seat single engined biplane. The aircraft appears to have a large extra fuel ...
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1919 First civilian flight since the end of the First World War. Shows: B/W footage of single engined biplane (note has military roundels on fuselage) The aircraft has an enclosed cockpit. Arrival ...
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1919 Crash of the Tarrant Triplane, at the time the largest aircraft in the world. Shows: B/W footage of four engined triplane. Aircraft taxis past camera. Long shot of crashed aircraft. Murky shot ...
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1920 The Gordon Bennet Air Race. Shows: B/W footage of selection of single seat high performance biplanes
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1921 Fairey Seaplane launched. Shows: B/W footage of launch of the Fairey Seaplane.
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1921 Plane cum car. Shows: B/W footage of stunt shots of an aircraft that can apparently double as a car.
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1922 Round Britain Race. Shows: B/W footage of Blackburn Kangaroo (t/c 19.56) Unidentified Avro (t/c 20.12) Avro Lucifer (t/c 20.36) Vickers Vulcan (t/c 24.26) Other aircraft as yet unidentified. ...
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1923 Mid air re-fuelling techniques. Shows: B/W footage of biplanes being prepared. Air to Air shots of aircraft flying one above the other connected by a long pipe.
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1924 The Blackburn Napier. Shows; B/W footage of Gvs of the Blackburn Napier aircraft. Also shown in this item is the Latham Antoinette (circa 1909)
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1924 Air golf Shows: B/W footage stunt film of man playing golf on the wing of an airborne biplane.
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1924 Two seater Light Aircraft competition, Lympne. Shows: B/W footage of aircraft with folded wings towards camera. Other aircraft with folded wings, close shot of the engine of the CLA2 biplane. ...
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