Global International Boeing 707 gear up landing incident
This tv news clip shows a Global International Boeing 707 gear up landing which is quite spectacular. I do not know the date or airport but I suspect this footage dates from the early 1980s.
LADE 707 TC-91 cruising over pampas
Two stage II hushed JT3D turbofans hanging off a 707 wing up at 32,000ft over the famous sea of grass, not such a common sight in 2006! Riding a little turbulence en route from El Palomar to Comodoro Rivadavia as LADE 784, aircraft retired just 3 weeks later.
Saunders-Roe Princess Flying Boat story
This is the short version story of Britains white elephant Princess Flying Boat, a remarkable achievement with no economic use. Collected from 40s and 50s newsreel footage.
Bristol Brabazon flight test footage (BW poor sound) 10 min
Here is some raw film footage of the Bristol Brabazon during early flight testing trials, including some touch and goes. Sound quality is bad but the footage is priceless.
Bristol Brabazon flight test newsreels (10 minutes)
The Bristol Brabazon was one of the largest aeroplanes of its day, and was developed as a passenger and troop transport to serve the British military and world airlines of the early 1950s. It was a remarkable achievement that was too expensive to operate to ever turn a profit, and sadly no more than the …Read more »
Boeing B-47 deployment footage early 1960s
Superb quality colour footage of a Boeing B-47 deployment taken sometime in the early 1960s most likely. Lots of smoke makes an aeroplane!
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