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Perhaps the most dramatic flying boat ever built was the giant Dornier Do X. Conceived by Dr. Claudius Dornier, the Do X design took seven years to complete and two years to build. The giant flying boat was finally launched on July 12th 1929. Financed by the German transport ministry, the plane was built on the Swiss portion of Altenrhein in order to avoid the Allied Commission. When complete, ...

Unedited footage. Wire suspended scale aircraft models presumably used to depict the Battle of Britain. Some sequences are very convincing and the techniques were later used for TV programs such as Supercar and Thunderbirds.

Please refer to my other posting on this subject "R101 Airship"

Just a quick clip I found interesting with GBS flying on a beautiful Stinson model T The Stinson ti-motored model SM-6000-B (Model T) was a large high-winged cabin mono- plane of the transport type with various seating arrangements for 6 to 10 passengers. The model SM-6000-B1 was the all-passenger version seating 10 passengers and a pilot; arranged with coach-style interiors, this version allow...

Short Brothers began in 1925 the design of a Cirrus-engined two-seat twin-float monoplane, using the familiar duraluminum monocoque fuselage construction already proved on the Cockle, Satellite and Springbok. This design (index No. S.7) was named the Mussel after the club-house near Short Brothers' first aeroplane factory on Sheppey in 1909. While the primary purpose of the Mussel was always to...

The R101 airship was built at Cardington and made her first flight in October 1929. At 777ft, she was the largest airship in the world. There were a number of minor mishaps on her initial flights including sluggishness and lack of lift. In June 1930 she went into a steep dive for over 500ft when returning from the Hendon air show. The crew managed to bring her back under control, only to have t...

The Whitley was designed in response to Specification B3/34 issued in July 1934 and within two years the first Whitley had made its maiden flight and the first orders for the new aeroplane (160) had been placed. Although far more capable than the aircraft it replaced (such as the Fairey Hendon and Heyford biplanes), the Whitley was hardly a modern looking aircraft with a slab-sided fuselage and...

There was great speculation when a World Cup competition for aerobatics was announced in early 1934, to take place at Vincennes, Paris, on 9-10 June. The French Aero Club's invitation to this first ever World Championship included total prize money of 275,000 francs on offer. The winner would receive 100,000 francs. It was an enormous event, a high-spot of the Paris society season, with 150,000...

Clark Gable is just a two-bar Joe doing a job By Andrew A. Rooney, Stars and Stripes staff writer June 7, 1943 Herewith a report on Capt. Clark Gable: Last summer he quieted a rumor that he was going to accept a direct commission as a major by enlisting as a private in Los Angeles. On Oct. 28, after completing the air corps OCS at Miami. Fla., he was commissioned second lieutenant. He served at...

At 12.30 pm, on Wednesday 20th January 1943, Sandhurst School was bombed. According to eye witnesses the pilot waved to the children in the playground as he flew at rooftop height over the school. Half the building collapsed into aheap of rubble killing 38 children and six teachers. More than 60 children and staff were injured. For two days people picked through the rubble digging out the casua...

From May 1942 to July 1945, the Eighth planned and precisely executed America's daylight strategic bombing campaign against Nazi-occupied Europe, and in doing so the organization compiled an impressive war record. That record, however, carried a high price. For instance, the Eighth suffered about half of the U.S. Army Air Force's casualties (47,483 out of 115,332), including more than 26,000 de...

Note: 'Spokane Chief' shown in the opening and ending sequences is identified as P-47C-5-RE WZ-Z (41-6630) 84th FS, 78th FG, 8th AF, USAAF At one time in the days before Pearl Harbor, it had been hoped that it would be possible for the RAF to test the Thunderbolt in combat in the Middle East. However, production difficulties caused the British Air Ministry to be informed in September 1941 that ...

"The Mighty Eighth" part 1 of 3

U.S. Supersonic Transports - Lockheed L-2000 and Boeing 2707

Concorde 1962-69

Allies Crushing Air Power

Ship Against Plane

Robert Stanford Tuck

Boulton Paul Defiant

Golden Age Pioneers - Amy Johnson

Blenheim attacks submarine

Two Avro Ansons landed together after mid-air 1940

Golden Age Pioneers - Nicolas Florine

Last flight of "Redhead"

The Graf Zeppelin