British Aviation

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Concorde Mid 1970s Flight London to Washington

In the mid 1970s, the Concorde was the ultimate luxury airliner as its super sonic speed at twice the speed of sound could transport passengers across the Atlantic in mere hours. This film was made to promote the convenience brought by the Concorde for high ticket yield passengers between inbound points in Europe to Heathrow, …Read more »

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Air Cargo Sky Traders 1952

This film dates from 1952 and was produced to extol the benefits of moving cargo and time sensitive materials by air. This was shortly after the end of World War Two and the commercial aviation industry was still very much in its infancy. Air cargo and its potential to benefit many aspects of daily life …Read more »

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British Aviation Industry 1920s to 1950s

This information black and while film examines aircraft development in Britain during the first half of the Twentieth Century between, between the late 1920s and the early 1950s. It was actually a remarkable period, during which Britain advanced from the bi-plane to the supersonic jet, in a span of barely 25-30 years. Of course World …Read more »

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British Aerospace BAe ATP Designed For Profit

The British Aerspace BAe ATP was a 1990s era enhancement of the Hawker Siddeley HS748. The fuselage was stretched and passenger capacity/payload increased, avionics upgraded, engines upgraded and interior cabin updated to 1990s comfort standards. An already very capable and rugged aircraft became even more so in the form of the new BAe ATP. It …Read more »

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Vickers Viscounts and Vanguard Coventry 1996

In the mid 1990s, most of the freight that passed through Coventry’s night-time freight hub transported aboard vintage propliners. Including Vickers Viscounts and at the time, the world’s last operational Vickers Vanguard. The frenzied, nocturnal, propliner activities which took place from this humble, ramshackle rural location. It captured by aviation videographer Henry Tenby, during several …Read more »

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Hawker Siddeley HS748 in Canada

Few aircraft are more at home in the harsh arctic and the wilds of Northern Canada than the reliable, rugged Hawker Siddeley HS748. Many of these excellent, British-built propliners served in Canada over the years, as operators found them ideal on short, gravel strips. Their Dart engines boast plenty of power, and their 11,000-pound payload …Read more »