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  1. Composite Plane Makes First Flight

    Date released
    24 Jan 1938
    Series name
    British Paramount News
    Issue no
    721
    NoS ID
    035706
    Story no
    1 / 8
    Extras
    1 shot list

    Pick-a-back plane impresses on "spur-of-the-moment" test flight.

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  2. Big US Bomber Noses over on Test Flight

    Date released
    21 Dec 1936
    Series name
    British Paramount News
    Issue no
    607
    NoS ID
    034910
    Story no
    4 / 7
    Extras
    1 shot list

    World’s largest bomber makes successful test flight but capsizes when landing.

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  3. WAAF Flight Mechanics

    Date released
    19 Oct 1942
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    42/84
    NoS ID
    099677
    Story no
    1 / 3
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    WAAFs (Women’s Auxiliary Air Force) with a flair for engineering, at work on aircraft engines, checking and maintaining them. In trainer planes they take off to check engine performance in flight.

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  4. Jet Test Flight Betters Record

    Date released
    19 Aug 1946
    Series name
    Pathe News
    Issue no
    46/66
    NoS ID
    101253
    Story no
    4 / 4
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    Donaldson does 626 mph over Worthing - Littlehampton course. During test flight advance on world air speed record Meteor pilot comments on performance.

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  5. Clipper Captain Tells Story of Atlantic Flight

    Date released
    12 Jul 1937
    Series name
    British Paramount News
    Issue no
    665
    NoS ID
    035302
    Story no
    5 / 7
    Extras
    1 shot list

    In exclusive talk, Captain Gray, after greeting by Mayor of Southampton, describes Atlantic flight.

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  6. Clare Home from Atlantic Flight

    Date released
    15 Aug 1940
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    40/66
    NoS ID
    098182
    Story no
    5 / 7
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    Captain Kelly Rogers brings home flying boat "Clare" after her wartime flight to New York.

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  7. Brabazon Ready for Maiden Flight

    Date released
    29 Aug 1949
    Series name
    Pathe News
    Issue no
    49/69
    NoS ID
    103074
    Story no
    6 / 6
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    At Filton, Bristol, Britain’s giant six-million-pound airliner passes last tests before flight trials begin.

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  8. Soviet World Record Flight: First Pictures

    Date released
    26 Jul 1937
    Series name
    British Paramount News
    Issue no
    669
    NoS ID
    035324
    Story no
    2 / 6
    Extras
    1 shot list

    6,625 miles non-stop Moscow to California via the Pole. Lost in fog after 61 hours flight, flyers make safe landing near lonely farm.

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  9. Over the Hump

    Date released
    26 Feb 1945
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    45/17
    NoS ID
    100641
    Story no
    1 / 4
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    Dakota aircraft in India prepare for their flight over the Himalayas to China, carrying ammunition, supplies and medical aids. They are seen taking off, in flight over the Himalayas, landing in China and...

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  10. Ultra Modern Fighter Planes

    Date released
    8 Mar 1945
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    45/20
    NoS ID
    100653
    Story no
    3 / 4
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    The back-to-front plane XP55 Ascender on ground, in flight and manoeuvring. First newsreel pictures of the prototype British Gloster, jet propelled aircraft made to the design of Air Commander Frank Whittle....

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