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Aviation: British Planes for the World

Date released

22 Mar 1956

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

2318

NoS ID

073226

Story no

4 / 11

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

The Valiant Bomber.

News on Screen Cinema news Digitised Documents Online Moving image

Korean airliner attack - Soviet jet interceptor crew, with translation (1983)

Genre

Special

Actuality of a Soviet jet interceptor approaching Korean Air Lines Flight 007, with English translation by unidentified male.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Victory Report: Happy Landings: aircraft landing systems - 21 Apr [1975-1986]

Report on new rival automatic landing systems for aircraft developed by Britain and America and the decision to be taken in Montreal by the International Civil Aviation Authority on which should be adopted...

ILR South Radio Online Audio

Korean airliner attack - Soviet jet interceptor crew, with translation (1983)

Genre

Special

Actuality of a Soviet jet interceptor approaching Korean Air Lines Flight 007, with English translation by unidentified male.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Soviet jet interceptor approaches Flight 007 (1983)

Genre

Special

Actuality of Soviet pilots conversing in a cockpit (possibly that of the jet interceptor which shot down Korean Air Lines Flight 007).

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Soviet pilots defend airliner shooting (1983)

Genre

News report; Interview

Report on the actions of the Soviet jet interceptor pilots who shot down Korean Air Lines Flight 007. They explain (on Soviet television?) that they followed all the regulation procedures, and were only...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Decline of Rolls Royce Aero (1978)

Genre

Interview

Interview with businessman Freddie Laker, on the possible demise of the Rolls Royce RB211 engine. He says if the Americans stop buying it, the Rolls Royce Aero engine will go bust and that the British...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Prince Andrew launches Youth in the Air scheme (1988)

Genre

News report; Speech

Dickie Arbiter reports on a new aeronautical award scheme launched by Prince Andrew (Duke of York), President of the Royal Aero Club. The Youth in the Air scheme aims at encouraging youngsters to take an...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Nimrod to go ahead (1977)

Genre

Interview

Winston Churchill MP expresses satisfaction at the Government’s decision to go ahead with the British-manufactured Nimrod airborne early warning system rather than take on US AWAX planes, and its...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Nimrod to go ahead (1977)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Fred Mulley MP, on the Government’s decision to go ahead with the British-manufactured Nimrod airborne early warning system rather than taking on American AWAX planes. Jobs in the industry...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio