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  1. Inventive Brits: Bug Eyed Optica

    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    303
    NoS ID
    352434
    Story no
    6 / 6

    COI synopsis: Some would call it the eccentricty of the British, but kinder souls define it as the British inventiveness. There’s a tradition in Britain, a compulsion to search out new ideas, to adapt...

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  2. Science of Aviation, The: A History (11 Parts) (1983 Video)

    Director
    Ken Wrench
    Producer
    Ken Wrench
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 23, 27, 23, 28, 26, 26, 29, 32, 30, 37, 35 min.

    Part 1 (1983): An introduction to the series. Aristotle’s view of air motion over bodies. The work of Leonardo da Vinci and Galileo. Newton’s mechanics and his application of the momentum principle to...

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  3. Actor on his fear of flight (1981)

    Genre
    Interview

    An actor talks about his fear of flying and its effect on his life. Male speaker and interviewer not identified.

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  4. God of fire from Chadderton (1982)

    Genre
    Interview; Documentary

    God of Fire from Chadderton. The first six minutes only of a documentary, presented by Tim Grundy, on the creation of the AVRO Vulcan bomber. Looks at the beginning of AVRO, how they made the Vulcan, and its...

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  5. Rescue Tank

    Date released
    6 Jun 1968
    Series name
    Colour Pictorial
    Issue no
    702
    NoS ID
    122009
    Story no
    2 / 2
    Extras
    1 film clip

    Pathe synopsis: They’re keeping up with the changes at the HMS Vernon shorebase in Portsmouth, where the Navy have installed a life-saving rescue tank for their pilots. The Air Crew Underwater Escape...

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  6. Cavalry in Macedonia

    Date released
    21 Oct 1916
    Series name
    Topical Budget
    Issue no
    269-2
    NoS ID
    125850
    Story no
    4 / 5

    [SUBTITLE]: "Cavalry passing through a mountain pass on their way to the Bulgarian Frontier. An improvised anti-aircraft gun fixed on the wheel of a gun limber, taken in action." Australian troops walking...

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  7. The Inventive Brits: BUG-EYed Optica

    Date released
    1980
    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    254
    NoS ID
    352403
    Story no
    3 / 3

    COI synopsis: George Stephenson and Logie Baird are just two of a sterling breed of men who love inventing things: the British. Whether it’s in a tiny shed at the bottom of the garden or in a large...

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  8. A Friend for the Farmer

    Date released
    24 Jul 1961
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1677
    NoS ID
    024198
    Story no
    3 / 6

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: A Friend for the Farmer. DESCRIPTION: The Tiger Moth is one type of aircraft normally used for crop-spraying in Britain, but British weather and other factors present many problems for...

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  9. Advance in the Air...

    Date released
    5 Dec 1968
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    2061A
    NoS ID
    027655
    Story no
    1 / 6

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Advance in the Air. DESCRIPTION: Record breaking solo-pilot Sheila Scott receives the Britannia Trophy for her speed achievements. At Boscombe Down, Ministry of Technology Boffins...

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  10. Shutting Out the Noise

    Date released
    10 Jun 1965
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1879A
    NoS ID
    026022
    Story no
    3 / 5

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Shutting Out the Noise. DESCRIPTION: The Ministry of Technology has developed a new kind of apparatus which can close windows, therefore cutting down the sound of aircraft noise to a...

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