English aviatrix Amy Johnson completes flight from Cape Town to Croydon in London. The de Havilland DH.80A Puss Moth (G-ACAB Desert Cloud ) piloted by English aviatrix Amy Johnson lands. People stand on staircase of a building and on terrace to welcome Amy Johnson. She disembarks from aircraft. Amy Johnson is greeted by her Husband James Allan Mollison. Crowd at a fence cheer. She walks in between the crowd. She gets into a car.
Flight of Cierva C.8L autogiro (G-EBYY) from Croydon, United Kingdom to France, the first cross-channel flight by a rotating wing aircraft, on 18 Sep 1928. The pilot Juan de la Cierva and the editor of 'L Illustration' M Bouche stand near the 180 hp Lynx-powered autogiro. The men get into the autogiro. The pilot talks to spectators and photographers gathered around the autogiro. The autogiro takes off and is seen air-to-air over the channel. After the flight to St Inglevert, the autogiro later lands at Le Bourget airport, Paris (where it is now preserved at the Musee de l'Air). Men approach autogiro. The pilot sits on edge of cockpit of the autogiro.
German destroyer patrols along the White Cliffs of Dover. A Nazi Swastika flag on the ship. Pilot at the wheel. A soldier sends semaphore signal. A sign on a cliff reads 'Dover'. Officers and crew on the ship. Sunken ships in the water. A crew member signals from the ship. An Italian submarine at a German port. Officers and crew member on submarine roof. The sub-marine crew salutes passing German vessel. The German soldiers salute in return Soldiers on a ship. White flags on the ship. Soldiers talk, relax, smoke cigarettes and pipes. A picture drawn on the ship side. A ship in rough seas. It cuts through the water as water splashes on the side of the vessel. (World War II period).
Main control room at Fylingdales Moor Ballistic Missile Early Warning System. Royal Air Force officer and Lieutenant Colonel Moore at two consoles, both conferring. Lieutenant Colonel Moore uses a red phone. Air Force and Royal Air Force enlisted men seated, and RAF squadron leader standing behind them. Tape drive operating in background.
Three radomes at Fylingdales Moor BMEWS radar tracking site which is still under construction. A man walks away from tunnel entrance connecting the radomes. Royal Air Force flag flying. Royal Air Force Fylingdales main entrance with identifying sign. Distant view of BMEWS radar tracking site (near dusk).
IBM computer room of staff sergeant. Royal Air Force sergeant at desk. Squadron leader instructing from the rear. Sergeant in discussion with an officer. IBM 729 tape drive in operation in background.
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