A Vickers Virginia bomber is launched from the catapult. On the second launch the camera shows the view from the front of the bomber as it flies forward out of the catapult.
Newsreel item on expe...
The aircraft comes in to land at Cranwell and taxies to a halt. The crew members, Squadron Leader A G Jones-Williams and Flight Lieutenant N H Jenkins, are congratulated on their flight, which took 50...
The Germans lost eleven Zeppelins in the course of the raid, five of them over France. First, the wreck of one of the airships is inspected by French soldiers, while two of the aircraft which shot it ...
Very brief film of Hawker Harts or Demons of 23 Squadron RAF taking off from a grass airstrip, England, 1935-1937.
I. 'FUNERAL OF FIREMAN HERO: J.S. Green whose fearless bravery was instrumental in saving 22 lives from a fire caused by a Zeppelin raid on the London District'. Brass-helmetted firemen carry the coff...
I. 'KING ALBERT'S CAVALRY: Cavalry keeping fit for the time when their service will be required to drive the Hun invader out of Belgium'. The cavalry are seen in action, galloping uphill and across op...
I. 'CROSSING THE VISTULA: The ruins of a bridge blown up by the Russians before retreating from the Germans'. The cantilevered bridge has collapsed in the centre and lies sprawled across the river. Th...
I. 'NAVAL BOMBARDMENT IN THE BOSPHORUS: An unique film showing the destructive power of Naval guns. Taken on board a Russian destroyer engaged in shelling the Turkish positions. Bluejackets bringing u...
Wounded soldiers eat in a hospital room.
A military doctor shows a wounded soldier to a Red Cross delegation.
Requisition of horses.
Conscripts in the assembly camp.
Wide shot of a hospital room. A standing First Lieutenant Schranel (actor: Vladimír Pospíšil-Born) shakes hands with First Lieutenant Liška (actor: František Kreuzmann), who is sitting on a bed w...
View of a dance café. Several couples are dancing on the left, including First Lieutenant Schranel (actor: Vladimír Pospíšil-Born) and Nurse Mathilde (actress: Adina Mandlová). To the right of th...
Exterior view of a train. Six Russian soldiers (prisoners of war) with Asian features are sitting or standing in the train's open door. Some of the soldiers are holding bread in their hands and all ar...