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Three Guys Named Mike 1951 Part Vll

A VERY CHARMING film concerning an airline hostess who attracts three guys named Mike, hence the title.

In-flight refueling of the Empire Flying Boat

Before and during the war, Empire flying boat in-flight refueling operations were conducted using a modified Handley Page Harrow bomber as a tanker.

Three Guys Named Mike 1951 Part l

A very charming film concerning an airline hostess who attracts three guys named Mike, hence the title. Film is centered around an American Airlines Convair 240. Not alot of “Airliner candy”, but the nostalgia and classic airport scenes of this movie makes up for it.

The President’s Plane is Missing Boeing 720 film preview 1971

While on the brink of a military confrontation with China, Air Force One crashes in the desert, killing the President. This brings Vice-President Kermit Madigan to power who, having been left in the dark by the president, must now rely on his predecessor’s aides to guide him. But they have markedly different viewpoints and hidden …Read more »

The Helicopter Promo Film 1953

This is a very nice colour early 1950s period piece about the developement of helicopters. Watch for the Hiller Hornet prototype, Kaman HOK-1, Piasecki H-21 “Flying Banana”, Bell 47G, etc. Also check out the Continental DC-6 take-off, Capital DC-4s, plus GREAT COLOUR footage of the McDonnell F2H “Banshee” jet fighter.

San Francisco International 1970 Part X

Forgotten little gem from 1970! Concerns the going’s on at SFO, and an attempted bank heist via an ONA DC-9-30! The opening is the best part, where we are treated to one of the RARE Runway 1 landings at SFO. We get to see a Modern Air CV-990 (Ex-American Airlines) turn into a DC-8, B-52, …Read more »

Jimmy Stewart Bomber Pilot 1941

Jimmy Stewart was too modest to recount his war experiences and there is very little material on his tour as bomber pilot. I found this audio clip from 1990 when he spoke at Princeton about his life and briefly about WW2. The entire audio clip can be found at princeton dot edu. It also includes …Read more »

Three Lockheed Constellation clips – TWA Avianca and Pan American

Three Connie clips on this film: 1) TWA Lockheed Constellation belly landing at Kansas City mid 1950s 2) Avianca Connie belly landing at Bogota mid 1950s 3) Pan American Connie inflight fashion show with models arriving at London’s Heathrow Airport mid 1950s.

San Francisco International 1970 Part lX

Forgotten little gem from 1970! Concerns the going’s on at SFO, and an attempted bank heist via an ONA DC-9-30! The opening is the best part, where we are treated to one of the RARE Runway 1 landings at SFO. We get to see a Modern Air CV-990 (Ex-American Airlines) turn into a DC-8, B-52, …Read more »

San Francisco International 1970 Part Vlll

Forgotten little gem from 1970! Concerns the going’s on at SFO, and an attempted bank heist via an ONA DC-9-30! The opening is the best part, where we are treated to one of the RARE Runway 1 landings at SFO. We get to see a Modern Air CV-990 (Ex-American Airlines) turn into a DC-8, B-52, …Read more »

Forgotten Aircraft: Douglas DC-4E

The Douglas DC-4E was an experimental airliner that was developed before World War II. The design originated in 1935 from a requirement by United Air Lines. The goal was to develop a much larger and more sophisticated replacement for the DC-3, before the first DC-3 had even flown. There was enough interest from other airlines, …Read more »

San Francisco International 1970 Part Vll

Forgotten little gem from 1970! Concerns the going’s on at SFO, and an attempted bank heist via an ONA DC-9-30! The opening is the best part, where we are treated to one of the RARE Runway 1 landings at SFO. We get to see a Modern Air CV-990 (Ex-American Airlines) turn into a DC-8, B-52, …Read more »

B-36 Bombers visit England 1951

On January 16, 1951, 6 B-36Ds were flown from Carswell AFB to the United Kingdom. The purpose of the mission was to evaluate the B-36D under simulated war plan conditions. Also, further evaluate the equivalent airspeed and compression tactics for heavy bombardment aircraft; and evaluate select crew capability for bombing unfamiliar targets. The aircraft, staging …Read more »

Concord development 1962-69

Collection of clips showing the concept and development of the Concord from 1962 through first flight in 1969.

San Francisco International 1970 Part Vl

Forgotten little gem from 1970! Concerns the going’s on at SFO, and an attempted bank heist via an ONA DC-9-30! The opening is the best part, where we are treated to one of the RARE Runway 1 landings at SFO. We get to see a Modern Air CV-990 (Ex-American Airlines) turn into a DC-8, B-52, …Read more »

San Francisco International 1970 Part V

Forgotten little gem from 1970! Concerns the going’s on at SFO, and an attempted bank heist via an ONA DC-9-30! The opening is the best part, where we are treated to one of the RARE Runway 1 landings at SFO. We get to see a Modern Air CV-990 (Ex-American Airlines) turn into a DC-8, B-52, …Read more »

T-28 exhibition and lowpass Oshkosh 2001

Flights and acrobatics of a T-28 warbird at Oshkosh 2001

San Francisco International 1970 Part lV

Forgotten little gem from 1970! Concerns the going’s on at SFO, and an attempted bank heist via an ONA DC-9-30! The opening is the best part, where we are treated to one of the RARE Runway 1 landings at SFO. We get to see a Modern Air CV-990 (Ex-American Airlines) turn into a DC-8, B-52, …Read more »

Athen old airport Hellenikon 1950s with BEA Comet Viscount etc and more

Rare views of the old Hellenikon airport at Athens, Greece in late 50s. Includes some nice vintage airliners including Lufthansa Viscount, Comets of BEA and Olympic Airways, an Avro York, Olympic DC-3 and more. Also includes some nice footage of aerial views of Athens including Parliament, Athens city center, The Acropolis, and Syntagma.

San Francisco International 1970 Part lll

Forgotten little gem from 1970! Concerns the going’s on at SFO, and an attempted bank heist via an ONA DC-9-30!

BOAC Presents: Top Flight – 1963 707 VC10 Promo Film (Part 2 of 3)

This promotional film was made for BOAC in 1963 and shows the preparation and flight of a BOAC Boeing 707. It also contains some great shots of the BOAC VC-10, together with Heathrow, Kai Tak, and New York airports in the early 1960s.

BOAC Presents: Top Flight – 1963 707 VC10 Promo Film (Part 1 of 3)

This promotional film was made for BOAC in 1963 and shows the preparation and flight of a BOAC Boeing 707. It also contains some great shots of the BOAC VC-10, together with Heathrow, Kai Tak, and New York airports in the early 1960s.

San Francisco International 1970 Part ll

Forgotten little gem from 1970! Concerns the going’s on at SFO, and an attempted bank heist via an ONA DC-9-30! The opening is the best part, where we are treated to one of the RARE Runway 1 landings at SFO. We get to see a Modern Air CV-990 (Ex-American Airlines) turn into a DC-8, B-52, …Read more »

Hemus Air Tupolev Tu-134 action – crank up the volume!

http://henrytenby.com/DVDs/HemusTu134dvd.html For lovers of Russian built aircraft, this 162 minute double DVD is pure heaven. Aviation videographer Daniel Frohriep takes us on three special flights aboard Hemus Air Tupolev Tu-134s, before the type was retired by the airline. This double DVD provides the viewer with a true passenger experience of what it was like to …Read more »

San Francisco International 1970 Part l

Forgotten little gem from 1970! Concerns the going’s on at SFO, and an attempted bank heist via an ONA DC-9-30! The opening is the best part, where we are treated to one of the RARE Runway 1 landings at SFO. We get to see a Modern Air CV-990 (Ex-American Airlines) turn into a DC-8, B-52, …Read more »

National Boeing 727 “Go-Go” Ad 1968

Smokey National Airlines Boeing 727-100’s and girls go-go dancing.

Los Angeles Airport LAX 1956 Part l

Sorry guys; no airplane audio on this one, but the visuals make up for it! Lot’s of DC-7’s, Connie’s, DC-6’s, etc.

Eastern Douglas DC-8-61 Paris Air Show 6/6/67

Here we have the Eastern Air Lines demonstrator making it’s debut at the world famous Paris Air Show in 1967.

NASA SOFIA Boeing 747AP Taxi and Takeoff

This 43 second video clip shows the NASA Boeing 747SP SOFIA Airborne Observatory taxi and takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base.

Air-to-Air of Airbus A319 Hamburg International

Air-to-Air video clip of An Airbus A319 of Hamburg International

Laser mounted on an early USAF C-135

High Energy Laser (400kW) mounted on USAF C-135 shooting down an air-to-air missile. Probably from the early 1980s or late 1970s.

Los Angeles Airport LAX 1956 Part ll

Sorry guys; no airplane audio on this one, but the visuals make up for it. Lot’s of DC-7’s, Connie’s, DC-6’s, etc. Some nice “Above the airport” aerial scenes too.

Air-to-Air Video of NASA 747 SP SOFIA Airborne Observatory

This 46 second air-to-air video of NASA Boeing 747SP SOFIA Airborne Observatory showing airflow patterns over the telescope cavity door lip.

Emirates A380 air-to-air

The beautiful new Emirates A380 taken in flight prior to delivery

Sabena A330 A340 air-to-air video

Nice video clip of the Sabena Airbus A340 and A330 together air-to-air

Swiss Air Airbus air-to-air footage

Swissair air-to-air footage of their Airbus fleet over the snowy Swiss Alps including the A330, A320, A340.

NASA Boeing 747SP flight from Waco to Dryden 2007

This 115 second video clip shows the relocation flight of the NASA Boeing 747SP SOFIA from Waco, Texas to Dryden Flight Research Center.

Los Angeles Airport LAX Promo Film 1954 Part l

Another classic, here we have some wonderful footage of DC-3’s DC-4’s, DC-6’s, Connies, etc taken at LAX in the 1950s. And be sure to watch for the rare United Boeing 377 Stratocruiser!

Los Angeles Airport LAX Promo Film 1954 Part ll

Another classic, here we have some wonderful footage of DC-3’s DC-4’s, DC-6’s, Connies, etc taken at LAX in the 1950s. And be sure to watch for the rare United Boeing 377 Stratocruiser!

Swissair Air A330 air-to-air above the Swiss Alps

Swissair Airbus A330 over the Swiss Alps in 1999

Swiss Int. Air Lines above the Alps

A Video made by M. Magee (www.magee.ch) for Swiss Air Lines. You get this video to see everytime you bord a longhaul flight opperated by SWR. Enjoy the Snow Caped Mountains and the lovely music!

Fairey Rotodyne promo film from 1961

AWESOME promo for the magnificent Fairey Rotodyne. The aircraft come helicopter was cancelled at the last minute; largely due to the insanely loud pulse jets on the rotor tips. BEA (British European Airways) was the lead customer, and had the VTOL craft went into service, it surely would have been a novel success.

BOAC Boeing 747-136-

Very cool promo film introducing BOAC 747 service! GREAT footage, including an aircraft walkaround, to say nothing of the VERY BRITISH & jazzy arrangement of the Blood, Sweat, & Tears 1969 classic,

Aeroflot Tupelov TU-114 Red Fair New York 1959

Aeroflot Tupelov TU-114 arriving at Idelwild airport… Aeroflot Tupelov TU-114 arriving at Idelwild airport in 1959! The aircraft was put into regularly scheduled passenger service in 1961.

United Airlines Stratocruiser DC-6 Convair CV-340 DC-8 DVD

http://www.henrytenby.com/DVDs/Uniteddvd.html This DVD is loaded with fabulous classic propliner footage from the 1950s, and it documents how air travel was so special fifty years ago. United Airlines Boeing B-337 Stratocruisers, Douglas DC-6s, Convair CV-340s and the first generation of smokey Douglas DC-8s are all featured in the classic airline films presented herein.

Baade 152 East German Promo Film

Baade 152 East German Promo Film from the 1950s

tupolev-tu-154-berkut-air praha take-off ruzyne

a tupolev-tu-154 from air praha powerfull take-off prague

Joe Patroni & The Boeing 707-300C

An ex-Flying Tiger bird (They had sold their

F-16 Landing Cockpit

F-16 landing cockpit filmed from the HUD as the aircraft turns finals and lands on the trunway. Includes the pilots ATC conversation. Kind of different.

Pioneer Airlines & Berlin Airlift DVD preview

http://www.henrytenby.com/DVDs/pioneerdvd.html Propliner fans will love this DVD as there is really amazing footage of Berlin Airlift aircraft including all the great propliner classics like the Avro York, Halifax, Hastings, Dakota, Tudor, the “Grosse Tudor”, Viking, Lancaster and a lot more. To cap it off, the TWA Boeing Stratoliner and DC-3 footage in stunningly glorious kodachrome …Read more »

USAF A-10 Warthog attacks Iraqi tanks

Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt shooting to Iraqi tanks

T-28

Take off, passes and landing

747 crosswinding landing at Kai Tak Airport

747 crosswinding landing at Kai Tak Airport

Various aircraft accidents – 4 minute clip

Strong images of aircraft accidents

Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767 crash landing in the ocean

Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767 crash landing in the ocean after hijacking

Planes Accidents 2

Accidents

T-28 FENNEC Part 1

Secondary school wich teach mechanic about planes. Exibition with DeHavilland Percival Prentice MkI

Flying Heavy Metal Episode One: Jet Race-Part 3

Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden presents the history of jet travel from his perspective as a Boeing 757 pilot for the UK airline Astraeus. A total of five episodes include historical footage from manufacturer’s archives, including a test pilot completing an unauthorized barrel roll in the Boeing 707. Also discusses the development of the de …Read more »

Essenden Airport 1964 with Flying Tigers CL-44

This 8mm movie was filmed by Ron Bird of Control Data Australia and it shows the Essendon Airport arrival of a large computer for Monash University in 1964. The computer was flown in on a Flying Tigers CL-44 and the clip also shows TAA and ANA 727-100s.

Yak-42D RA-42427 take-off at Lisbon May 7 2004

This video clip by Rui Santos shows Yak-42D RA-42427 departing Lisbon on May 7, 2004.

CL-44 engine run ups at Smyrna, TN 2002

This video was filmed by Malcolm Porter at Smyrna, TN in 2002. The CL-44 was being engine tested for its ferry flight to the UK.

BEA Trident crash at Stains, UK June 18 1972

This brief clip details the crash of a BEA Trident at Stains, UK on June 18, 1972. A short clip of a BEA Trident on take-off is rare footage indeed.

Cubana IL-62 take-off video Lisbon 2005 by Rui Santos

This excellent video by Rui Santos shows a Cubana IL-62 departing Lisbon on OCT 23 2005. Fabulous footage!

Wardair Boeing 747 departs Victoria late 1980s

This video clip from the late 1980s shows a Wardair Boeing 747 classic departing Victoria, BC for a direct flight to HNL.

AEI CL-44 air-to-air video

This video from the CL-44 foundation shows AEI CL-44 in-flight. Possibly filmed by Chris Mak in the 1980s but there is no credit given to the videographer, sadly.

BEA AS.57 Airspeed Ambassador crash at Munich 1958 newsreel

This 1958 newsreel reports on the crash of a BEA AS.57 Airspeed Ambassador at Munich airport during a snow storm on FEB 6, 1958.

CL-44 taxi in at Smyrna, TN 2002

This is a very nice video clip by Malcolm Porter of a CL-44 taxiing in at Smyrna, TN filmed in 2002. Video footage of the CL-44 is extremely rare.

Alitalia Travel clip 1963 with Vickers Viscount

This Alitalia travel clip from 1963 features the Alitalia Vickers Viscount

C-133 factory roll out newsreel from 1956

This 1956 newsreel highlights the roll out of the first USAF MATS C-133 in 1956.

CP Air advert from 1983 with 737 and 747

This CP Air TV advertisement from 1983 features the CP Air Boeing 737 and 747 in the classic CP Air orange and red colours.

Yak-42 hijacking in Libya

This short newsclip from Italian TV explains the hijacking of a Yak-42 in Libya.

Civil Airliners Grounded – movie clip 10/16/61

An old movie clip from 1961 showing the grounding of commercial airliners in North America to allow for NORAD testings.

t-6 texan

WW2 aircraft being flown

RAAF Boeing 707 Retirement video

This 17 minute video was prepared by the Royal Australian Air Force to celebrate the retirement of their last Boeing 707 from active service in late June of 2008.

Balkan Bulgarian Antonov An-24 DVD Preview

In this DVD, Daniel Frohriep takes us for exciting flights aboard Balkan An-24 LZ-ANL, which was formerly DM-SBA of East Germany’s Interflug. On October 31, 1998, we join the full compliment of passengers for the boarding and departure from Istanbul to Sofia. A few days later on November 5, 1998, we again join the passengers …Read more »

Balkan Ilyushin IL-18 DVD Preview

In this DVD, Daniel Frohriep takes us for exciting flights aboard Balkan IL-18 LZ-BEH, which was still in its former LOT Polish colours. On November 2, 1998, we join the crew and passengers for an exciting departure from Sofia to Budapest. The following day we join the crew for an early morning departure on a …Read more »

Eugene Cupps – Honeywell Boeing 720 scrapping at PHX 6/21/08

Filmed by Eugene Cupps this short video clip shows Honeywell’s Boeing 720 testbed N720 being broken up for scrap on Honeywell’s Phoenix apron on Saturday, June 21, 2008. The actual demolition process lasted about 4 and a half hours on Saturday, with the subsequent removal of the broken up remains and engines and the clean-up …Read more »

SAAF Boeing 707 air-to-air with Gripen

This promotional video was prepared by Gripen to show the air-to-air refuelling mission demonstrated with the two seater Gripen and a South African Air Force Boeing 707 that was conducted in 2005. This is really fabulous air-to-air footage of the SAAF 707, which was retired last year. Gripen International is the copyright owner of this …Read more »

Pan Am Boeing 707-321 landing at LHR early 60s

A short but nice clip of Pan American Boeing 707-321 landing at London Heathrow in the early 1960s.

Boeing 707 and Comet introduction to service

This period film clip from the late 1950s explains the rival between the Boeing 707 and De Havilland Comet as both aircraft were ordered by BOAC.

Ankara Esenboga landing

Landing at Ankara Esenboga Airport (LTAC) with Pegasusu Airlines B737-500. See also take of video.

Esenboga take of

Taking of with Pegasus Airlines B737-500 from Ankara Esenboga Airport (LTAC)

B-25

Documentary on B-25 water bombers in Fort Smith, N.W.T. in 1984

Lockheed Neptune A89-273

HARS’s Lockheed Neptune gets a workout from Wollongong’s Albion Park Airport in NSW, Australia. www.hars.org.au

Jetstar Airbus A320

Jetstar A320 flies from Sydney, New South Wales to the Gold Coast (Coolangatta) in Queensland on 31/5/08 and back again the next day, 1/6/08. SYD-OOL-SYD

Coulson Flying Tankers Martin Mars DVD #1 preview

The world’s last two Martin Mars are operated by Coulson Flying Tankers based at Sproat Lake, near Port Alberni on Vancouver Island. Built just as WWII came to end, the two Mars are highly effective fire fighting aircraft that have worked the BC coast since the late 1950s. Being the world’s last operational examples of …Read more »

Coulson Flying Tankers Martin Mars DVD #2 preview

The world’s last two Martin Mars are operated by Coulson Flying Tankers based at Sproat Lake, near Port Alberni on Vancouver Island. Built just as WWII came to end, the two Mars are highly effective fire fighting aircraft that have worked the BC coast since the late 1950s. Being the world’s last operational examples of …Read more »

GE 90 115B mega engine for the Boeing 777-300ER

This film clip is about the world’s most powerful jet engine, being developed by GE Aircraft Engines (GEAE), which is being flight tested aboard GEAE’s unique Boeing 747 Flying Testbed in Mojave, California. The engine is being developed to support for the Boeing 777-300ER.

Boeing 767-300 Brisbane departure

Qantas 767-300 QF525 departs Brisbane Airport en route to Sydney.

Boeing 767-300 Sydney arrival

Qantas 767-300 QF525 arrives at Sydney Airport.

Boeing 737-800 Sydney departure

Qantas 737-800 QF520 departs Sydney Airport. Good views of Sydney Harbour.

Boeing 737-800 Brisbane arrival

Qantas 737-800 QF520 arrives at Brisbane Airport, Queensland.

Wings Over The Illawarra pt4. Various Action

Landings, take-offs, various ramp movements including DeHavilland DHA-3 Drover, Caribou and RAAF Roulette aircraft at HARS’s open day 8/3/08. (www.hars.org.au)

Wings Over The Illawarra pt3. C47 Dakota

One of HARS’s C47 Dakotas gets a workout in the skies over Albion Park on March 8, 2008. All time classic aircraft. (www.hars.org.au)

Wings Over The Illawarra pt2. Catalina

Consolidated PBY Catalina. The Black Cat was on the prowl at HARS’s Open Day in Wollongong on Saturday March 8. (www.hars.org.au)

Wings Over The Illawarra pt1. Connie

…she was a bit shy at the start but HARS’s Lockheed Super Constellation is still ‘Queen of the Skies’. (www.hars.org.au)

Douglas C47 taking off

Douglas C47 Dakota, A65-95 – VH-EAE taking off on the eve of Wings Over The Illawarra. HARS aircraft. (www.hars.org.au)

Honeywell Boeing 720 crew training DVD now available

http://www.henrytenby.com/dvds/720crewdvd.html Honeywell’s Phoenix-based Boeing 720 N720H has proven to be a reliable engine and avionics test bed for the past twenty years.

Convair 880 990 Archives Double DVD set coming in 2008

http://www.henrytenby.com/dvd.html In 2008 AirlineHobby.com DVDs will be releasing two DVDs on the Convair 880 and Convair 990. These DVDs will featuring exclusive use of Convair’s archive films, which includes hours of never before seen footage of this great classic Jetliner, as exampled by this stunning air-to-air footage of CAT Civil Air Transport of Taiwan CV880 …Read more »