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Neville Duke takes off in his Hawker Hunter jet fighter aircraft in attempt to break world air speed record held by America

At Tamgmere Air Station, Chichester, England, Squadron Leader, Neville Duke, Britains famous test pilot gets into the cockpit of his Hawker Hunter jet fighter (WB 188) and takes off in attempt to set a new world air speed record .

Location: Tangmere Air Station Chichester England United Kingdom
Date: 1953, September 7
Duration: 46 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049711
B-47 SAC unit is briefed about a mission at Brize-Norton Air Force Base in the United Kingdom.

SAC unit arrives for a briefing session at Brize-Norton Air Force Base in the United Kingdom. U.S. Air Force B-47 Stratojet SAC(Strategic Air Command ) unit members arrive in a room for a briefing session. An officer with long mustaches holds papers in his hands. A paper kept on a desk. Members seated on chairs. Men stand at the base. A medical van arrives and they get in the van. Vehicles move in the background. Buildings in the background. A sign reads 'Brize Norton, R.A.F. Station 3920th Air Base Group, Welcomes You'. SAC members take notes. Colonel Kunkle uses a pointer to point out an aerial route for the unit. He passes the stick to next officer Major Hess. He attaches maps onto another map, and describes the mission to the bomb wing. The crew members take notes.

Location: United Kingdom
Date: 1953, October 31
Duration: 1 min 49 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675068765
SAC B-47 bombers make rocket-assisted take offs from Brize Norton RAF Station, United Kingdom.

Three U.S. Air Force Strategic Air Command Boeing B-47 Stratojet bombers, of the 305th Bomb Wing, make rocket-assisted (RATO) take offs from Brize Norton RAF Station, United Kingdom. The three taxi to the active runway and make their rocket assist take offs, in succession. The runway is wet. Smoke from the rockets on their fuselages, billows out behind each aircraft while taking off. Closeup of a USAF ground crewman watching the takeoffs.

Location: United Kingdom
Date: 1953, November 2
Duration: 1 min 2 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675068777
Part of U.S. Air Force indoctrination film for Airman being assigned to stations overseas in Great Britain.Various views of United Kingdom.

In a training film for American airmen in the early 1950s, actor Larry Hagman plays role of a U.S. Airman being entertained as guest in a British home, where differences in daily life are discussed. British family seated in living room and having tea with the American military airman, and tending a fireplace. Examples of notable British manufacturing. A British Canberra jet bomber taking off. A class A4 streamlined 4-6-2 British steam locomotive, bearing British Railways number 60027 (Named Kingfisher and built at Doncaster Works). Pistons moving on large British marine engine. Fabric printing and manufacture.

Location: United Kingdom
Date: 1953
Duration: 1 min 55 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675065566
A bombardment group in a briefing room at Brize Norton Air Force Base in Oxfordshire, England.

A training mission of the United States Air Force 305th Bombardment Wing on aircraft B-47 Stratojet at Brize Norton Air Force Base in Oxfordshire, England. The crew members stand near the plane prior to the engine starting. One member talks to the crew in the plane over a radio phone. Power cables are attached to the underside of the plane's external power receptacles. A view of a hand pulling power cables from the receptacles. A ground crewman removes an engine warm up equipment. He removes a C-26 type electrical equipment auxiliary power unit from near the B-47 Stratojet. Another B-47 Stratojet stationary in the background as seen from beneath the wing of another B-47 Stratojet. Another B-47 Stratojet taxis. Interiors of a briefing room. The bombardment group sitting. The gate entrance to Brize Norton Air Force Base. Activity at the gate as civilians drive cars. They enter and leave the base. An ambulance pulls up at the gate. A sign reads ' Brize Norton RAF Station 3920th Air Base Group Welcomes You. Col. W. N. Van Sickle Command'.

Location: Oxfordshire England United Kingdom
Date: 1953, October 30
Duration: 1 min 29 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675031846
British youth enlist for military service; King George VI and Queen Elizabeth inspect balloon barrages (WW2)

Military recruitment efforts of Great Britain as it starts conscription in preparation for World War II. The Prime Minister of United Kingdom Neville Chamberlain at 10 Downing Street in London, England. London residents read posters and conscription advertisements on the sidewalk. Military conscription of youth between 20 and 21 for immediate military training. A crowd of young British recruits for the army leaves a building after joining military service. Closeup view of legs and feet of British troops marching. British troops march in the countryside. United Kingdom's King George VI and Queen Elizabeth arrive at a military station. They are accompanied by several military officers. The King and Queen inspect London's new barrage balloons, part of the defense against attack from the air. Two barrage balloons on display. The royal couple departs after the inspection.

Location: United Kingdom
Date: 1939, April 26
Duration: 1 min 5 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675057815
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