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  1. Towards the Vertical

    Date released
    11 Mar 1963
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1762
    NoS ID
    025017
    Story no
    3 / 6

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Towards the Vertical. DESCRIPTION: The day of the vertical take-off airliner is one stage nearer with the development of a new jet transport-aircraft, the Hawker Siddeley AW 681. On...

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  2. Bea: The Definitive Newsreel History 1946 - 1974 (2011)

    Subject
    Transport
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 152 minutes), £14.99

    BEA (British European Airways), was a division of the state owned BOAC formed in 1946 to run the passenger air services to continental Europe and within the UK that had been operated by the RAF during the...

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  3. Harrier Plane

    Date released
    11 Jan 1968
    Series name
    Pathe News
    Issue no
    68/4
    NoS ID
    112904
    Story no
    5 / 5
    Extras
    1 film clip

    Where a preview of the roles the Hawker Siddeley Harrier vertical take-off jet was given at the manufacturers airfield. It’s remarkable versatility for straight-up take-off and landing and conventional...

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  4. Trident 2 Named

    Date released
    21 Apr 1968
    Series name
    Pathe News
    Issue no
    68/33
    NoS ID
    113060
    Story no
    4 / 5
    Extras
    1 film clip

    A special occasion for a special airliner. It was "christening" day for the first Hawker Siddeley Trident 2 to be handed over to BEA which has fourteen more on order.

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  5. Tom Frost

    Series name
    The Pacemakers
    Issue no
    12
    NoS ID
    327148
    Story no
    1 / 1

    NoS synopsis: A profile of Tom Frost, chief test pilot at the Bristol Engine Division of Rolls Royce. The film features him testing the Hawker Siddeley Harrier.

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  6. Aerospace

    Date released
    5 Jun 1967
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1983
    NoS ID
    026915
    Story no
    4 / 4

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Aerospace. DESCRIPTION: In Paris, the biggest Air Show ever held. Russia and America made a big impact with their space machinery, while Britain, with the theme Aerospace suppliers to...

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  7. Sir Thomas Sopwith - Air Power Warning

    Date released
    11 Jan 1954
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1284
    NoS ID
    018983
    Story no
    8 / 8

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sir Thomas Sopwith - Air Power Warning. DESCRIPTION: Sir Thomas Sopwith, aviation pioneer and Hawker Siddeley Chairman, looks to the future of British Air Power and warns against...

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  8. Civil Aviation

    Date released
    1966
    Series name
    London Line
    Issue no
    74
    NoS ID
    326291
    Story no
    1 / 1

    NoS synopsis: a) A history of civil Aviation from the founding of the Royal Aeronautical Society to the modern jet engine. b) Finding out what flying the VC10 is like at London Airport. c) A profile of the...

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  9. Look - No Hands

    Date released
    7 Sep 1964
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1840
    NoS ID
    025665
    Story no
    1 / 5

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Look - No Hands!. DESCRIPTION: The first jet airliner designed for fully automatic landings is the Trident. When the new device is switched on, it can do everything that a pilot can do...

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  10. World’s Most Powerful Jet

    Date released
    4 Sep 1950
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1109
    NoS ID
    016638
    Story no
    3 / 6

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: World’s Most Powerful Jet. DESCRIPTION: Installed in a RAF Meteor 8 Interceptor Fighter are two of the new Sapphire jet engines - the most powerful ever designed. It was demonstrated...

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