Imperial Airways – The Definitive Newsreel History 1924-1939 screen title.
Documentary (2011)
Documentary on Britain’s first national airline, the forerunner of BOAC, BEA and the British Airways of today. In 1924, the British Government amalgamated many of the complicated array of pioneering small British airlines into one company, Imperial Airways.
Airco DH.9A
Vickers F.B.27A Vimy Transatlantic.
Vickers F.B.27A Vimy Transatlantic.
Vickers F.B.27A Vimy Transatlantic.
Vickers F.B.27A Vimy Transatlantic.
Vickers F.B.27A Vimy Transatlantic.
Vickers F.B.28 Vimy Commercial.
Vickers 169 Victoria
Vickers 100 Virginia
Airco DH.16 from the UK’s first airline company Aircraft Transport and Travel, starting operation across the channel in the early 1919.
Registration K-130, re-registered G-EACT in 1919, serial n°1.
Reg.K-130 Airco DH.16 of AT&T-Aircraft Transport and Travel Ltd.
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft as the following footage is used in The Conquest of the Air
Reg.K-130 Airco DH.16 of AT&T-Aircraft Transport and Travel Ltd.
Reg.K-130 Airco DH.16 of AT&T-Aircraft Transport and Travel Ltd.
Registration G-EBBG - serial n° W8-2, G-EBBH – serial n° W8-3, G-EBBI – serial n° W8-4. On the right is a W9.
Same aircraft G-EBBG seen in The Imperial Airway - The Work of the British Airways - IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Handley Page H.P.W8B and W9 of Imperial Airways.
Same aircraft G-EBBI seen in The Imperial Airway - The Work of the British Airways - IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Reg. G-EBBI Handley Page H.P.W8B
R.M.A.Princess Mary of Imperial Airways.
Registration G-EBIX, serial n° W8-7.
Reg. G-EBIX Handley Page H.P.W8F.
Handley Page H.P.W9
City of New-York of Imperial Airways.
Handley Page H.P.W9
City of New-York of Imperial Airways.
Handley Page H.P.W9
City of New-York of Imperial Airways.
Registration G-EBMM, serial n° W10-1.
Reg. G-EBMM Handley Page H.P.W10 of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-EBMM Handley Page H.P.W10 of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-EBMM Handley Page H.P.W10 of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-EBMM Handley Page H.P.W10 of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-EBMM Handley Page H.P.W10 of Imperial Airways.
de Havilland DH.50
Registration G-EBFO, serial n° 74.
Reg. G-EBFO De Havilland DH.50 of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-EBFO De Havilland DH.50 of Imperial Airways.
Registration G-EBLF, serial n° AW154.
Same aircraft seen in A Look Forward - IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Reg. G-EBLF Armstrong Whitworth A.W.154 Argosy I
City of Glasgow of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-EBLF Armstrong Whitworth A.W.154 Argosy I
City of Glasgow of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-EBLF Armstrong Whitworth A.W.154 Argosy I
City of Glasgow of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-EBLF Armstrong Whitworth A.W.154 Argosy I
City of Glasgow of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-EBLF Armstrong Whitworth A.W.154 Argosy I
City of Glasgow of Imperial Airways.
Registration G-EBOZ, serial n° AW156.
Reg. G-EBOZ Armstrong Whitworth A.W.154 Argosy I
City of Wellington of Imperial Airways.
Registration G-AACI, serial n° AW363.
Reg. G-AACI Armstrong Whitworth A.W.154 Argosy II
City of Liverpool of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-AACI Armstrong Whitworth A.W.154 Argosy II
City of Liverpool of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-AACI Armstrong Whitworth A.W.154 Argosy II
City of Liverpool of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-AACI Armstrong Whitworth A.W.154 Argosy II
City of Liverpool of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-AACI Armstrong Whitworth A.W.154 Argosy II
City of Liverpool of Imperial Airways.
Short S.5 Singapore I
Prototype, first designed aircraft.
Registration G-EBUP, serial n° S677.
Reg. G-EBUP Short S.5 Singapore I.
Reg. G-EBUP Short S.5 Singapore I.
Reg. G-EBUP Short S.5 Singapore I.
Reg. G-EBUP Short S.5 Singapore I.
Short S.19 Singapore III
Short S.19 Singapore III.
Short S.19 Singapore III.
Registration G-EBVG, serial n° S712.
Reg. G-EBVG Short S.8 Calcutta.
Reg. G-EBVG Short S.8 Calcutta.
Reg. G-EBVG Short S.8 Calcutta.
Reg. G-EBVG Short S.8 Calcutta.
Registration G-EBVH, serial n° S713.
Reg. G-EBVH Short S.8 Calcutta of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-EBVH Short S.8 Calcutta of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-EBVH Short S.8 Calcutta of Imperial Airways.
Short S.17 Kent
Registration G-ABFA, serial n° S758.
Reg. G-ABFA Short S.17 Kent
Scipio of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-ABFA Short S.17 Kent
Scipio of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-ABFA Short S.17 Kent
Scipio of Imperial Airways.
Short S.17 Kent
Registration G-ABFC, serial n° S760.
Reg. G-ABFC Short S.17 Kent
Satyrus of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-ABFC Short S.17 Kent
Satyrus of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-ABFC Short S.17 Kent
Satyrus of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-ABFC Short S.17 Kent
Satyrus of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-ABFC Short S.17 Kent
Satyrus of Imperial Airways.
Registration G-ADHL, serial n° S795.
Same aircraft seen in Flight Fuelling in Mid-Air - IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Reg. G-ADHL Short S.23 Empire
Canopus of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-ADHL Short S.23 Empire
Canopus of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-ADHL Short S.23 Empire
Canopus of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-ADHL Short S.23 Empire
Canopus of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-ADHL Short S.23 Empire
Canopus of Imperial Airways.
Registration G-ADUU, serial n° S812.
Reg. G-ADUU Short S.23 Empire
Cavalier of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-ADUU Short S.23 Empire
Cavalier of Imperial Airways.
Registration G-ADVE, serial n° S822.
Reg. G-ADVE Short S.23 Empire
Centurion of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-ADVE Short S.23 Empire
Centurion of Imperial Airways.
Registration G-ADUT, serial n° S811.
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Reg. G-ADUT Short S.23 Empire
Centaurus of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-ADUT Short S.23 Empire
Centaurus of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-ADUT Short S.23 Empire
Centaurus of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-ADUT Short S.23 Empire
Centaurus of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-ADUT Short S.23 Empire
Centaurus of Imperial Airways.
Registration G-ADHM, serial n° S804.
Same aircraft seen in Flight Fuelling in Mid-Air - IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Reg. G-ADHM Short S.23 Empire
Caledonia of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-ADHM Short S.23 Empire
Caledonia of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-ADHM Short S.23 Empire
Caledonia of Imperial Airways.
Registration G-ADUX, serial n° S815.
Reg. G-ADHM Short S.23 Empire
Cassiopea of Imperial Airways.
Registration G-AEUA, serial n° S843.
Reg. G-AEUA Short S.23 Empire
Calypso of Imperial Airways.
Registration G-ADVD, serial n° S843.
Reg. G-ADVD Short S.23 Empire
Challenger of Imperial Airways.
Registration VH-ABB (ex-G-AFBK), serial n° S877.
Reg. VH-ABB Short S.23 Empire
Coolangatta of Qantas Empire Airways Ltd.
Reg. VH-ABB Short S.23 Empire
Coolangatta of Qantas Empire Airways Ltd.
Registration ZK-AMC (ex-G-AFCY Captain Cook), serial n° S884.
Reg. ZK-AMC Short S.30 Empire
Awarua of Tasman Empire Airways Ltd.
Registration G-ADHK, serial n° S797.
Reg. G-ADHK Short S.21 Maia of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-ADHK Short S.21 Maia of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-ADHK Short S.21 Maia of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-ADHK Short S.21 Maia of Imperial Airways.
Registration G-ADHJ, serial n° S796.
Reg. G-ADHJ Short S.20 Mercury of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-ADHJ Short S.20 Mercury of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-ADHJ Short S.20 Mercury of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-ADHJ Short S.20 Mercury of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-ADHJ Short S.20 Mercury of Imperial Airways.
Saunders Roe A17 Cutty Sark.
Reg. NC-16735 Sikorsky S-42B of Pan American Airways.
Reg. NC-16735 Sikorsky S-42B of Pan American Airways.
Reg. NC-16735 Sikorsky S-42B of Pan American Airways.
Reg. NC-16735 Sikorsky S-42B of Pan American Airways.
Reg. NC-16735 Sikorsky S-42B of Pan American Airways.
General Aviation PJ-1
General Aviation PJ-1 of the US Coast Guard.
Short S.6 Sturgeon
In the foreground a Short S.6 Sturgeon, 2nd prototype N200 , c/n S.711.
Short S.8 Calcutta is taking off in the background.
De Havilland DH60G Gipsy Moth, with a DH80 Puss Moth on the right.
Registration G-AAAH, serial n° 804.
Reg. G-AAAH de Havilland DH60G Gipsy Moth.
Reg. G-AAAH de Havilland DH60G Gipsy Moth.
de Havilland DH60 Gipsy Moth.
de Havilland DH80 Puss Moth.
de Havilland DH80 Puss Moth.
The prototype, Hannibal's first flight was on 14 November 1930.
Registration G-AAGX, serial n° 42/1.
Reg. G-AAGX Handley Page H.P.42
Hannibal of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-AAGX Handley Page H.P.42
Hannibal of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-AAGX Handley Page H.P.42
Hannibal of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-AAGX Handley Page H.P.42
Hannibal of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-AAGX Handley Page H.P.42
Hannibal of Imperial Airways.
Registration G-AAUD, serial n°42/3.
Same aircraft seen in Air Outpost - IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Reg. G-AAUD Handley Page H.P.42
Hanno of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-AAUD Handley Page H.P.42
Hanno of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-AAUD Handley Page H.P.42
Hanno of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-AAUD Handley Page H.P.42
Hanno of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-AAUD Handley Page H.P.42
Hanno of Imperial Airways.
Registration G-AAXC, serial n° 42/5.
Also seen in The Story of Aviation - IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Reg. G-AAXC Handley Page H.P.45
Heracles of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-AAXC Handley Page H.P.45
Heracles of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-AAXC Handley Page H.P.45
Heracles of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-AAXC Handley Page H.P.45
Heracles of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-AAXC Handley Page H.P.45
Heracles of Imperial Airways.
Registration G-AAXD, serial n° 42/6.
Also seen in A Look Forward and Air Outpost - IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Reg. G-AAXD Handley Page H.P.45
Horatius of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-AAXD Handley Page H.P.45
Horatius of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-AAXD Handley Page H.P.45
Horatius of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-AAXD Handley Page H.P.45
Horatius of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-AAXD Handley Page H.P.45
Horatius of Imperial Airways.
Registration G-AAXE, serial n° 42/7.
Reg. G-AAXE Handley Page H.P.45
Hengist of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-AAXE Handley Page H.P.45
Hengist of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-AAXE Handley Page H.P.45
Hengist of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-AAXE Handley Page H.P.45
Hengist of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-AAXE Handley Page H.P.45
Hengist of Imperial Airways.
Armstrong Whitworth Atlas Mk.2
Armstrong Whitworth Atlas Mk.2 of the RAF.
Armstrong Whitworth Atlas Trainer
Armstrong Whitworth Atlas Trainer of the RAF.
Spartan Cruiser II
Registration G-ACSM, serial n°10.
Reg. G-ACSM Spartan Cruiser II .
Reg. G-ACSM Spartan Cruiser II .
Reg. G-ACSM Spartan Cruiser II .
Reg. G-ACSM Spartan Cruiser II .
Another one.
Registration G-ABPI, serial n° AW740.
Reg. G-ABPI Armstrong Whitworth A.W.15 Atalanta
Atalanta of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-ABPI Armstrong Whitworth A.W.15 Atalanta
Atalanta of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-ABPI Armstrong Whitworth A.W.15 Atalanta
Atalanta of Imperial Airways.
Registration VT-AEG.
Same aircraft seen in Air Outpost - IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Reg. VT-AEG Armstrong Whitworth A.W.15 Atalanta
Aurora of Indian Trans Continental Airways.
Reg. VT-AEG Armstrong Whitworth A.W.15 Atalanta
Aurora of Indian Trans Continental Airways.
Registration G-ABTL, serial n° AW784.
Reg. G-ABTL Armstrong Whitworth A.W.15 Atalanta
Astraea of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-ABTL Armstrong Whitworth A.W.15 Atalanta
Astraea of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-ABTL Armstrong Whitworth A.W.15 Atalanta
Astraea of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-ABTL Armstrong Whitworth A.W.15 Atalanta
Astraea of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-ABTL Armstrong Whitworth A.W.15 Atalanta
Astraea of Imperial Airways.
de Havilland DH84 Dragon 1
de Havilland DH84 Dragon 1.
de Havilland DH84 Dragon 1.
de Havilland DH84 Dragon 1.
de Havilland DH84 Dragon 1.
Registration G-ACNG, serial n° 6069.
Reg. G-ACNG de Havilland DH84 Dragon 1.
de Havilland DH-89 Dragon Rapide.
de Havilland DH-89 Dragon Rapide.
de Havilland DH-89 Dragon Rapide.
Registration G-ACVY, serial n° 2302.
Reg. G-ACVY De Havilland DH86A Express
Mercury of Railway Air Services.
Reg. G-ACVY De Havilland DH86A Express
Mercury of Railway Air Services.
Reg. G-ACVY De Havilland DH86A Express
Mercury of Railway Air Services.
Registration G-ADUF, serial n° 2334.
Reg. G-ADUF de Havilland DH86B Express
DIDO of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-ADUF de Havilland DH86B Express
DIDO of Imperial Airways.
Another one from Qantas Empire Airways.
de Havilland DH86B Express of Qantas Empire Airways Ltd.
And from British Airways Ltd.
de Havilland DH86B Express of British Airways Ltd.
Registration G-AEWR, serial n° 2354.
Reg. G-AEWR de Havilland DH86B Express
Venus of Railway Air Services.
Reg. G-AEWR de Havilland DH86B Express
Venus of Railway Air Services.
Registration G-AFAP, serial n° 5881.
Reg. G-AFAP Junkers Ju-52/3m of British Airways Ltd.
Reg. G-AFAP Junkers Ju-52/3m of British Airways Ltd.
Reg. G-AFAP Junkers Ju-52/3m of British Airways Ltd.
Reg. G-AFAP Junkers Ju-52/3m of British Airways Ltd.
Reg. G-AFAP Junkers Ju-52/3m of British Airways Ltd.
Registration G-AESY, serial n° 1102.
Reg. G-AESY Lockheed L-10A Electra of British Airways Ltd.
Reg. G-AESY Lockheed L-10A Electra of British Airways Ltd.
Reg. G-AESY Lockheed L-10A Electra of British Airways Ltd.
Registration G-AFGN, serial n° 1467.
Reg. G-AFGN Lockheed 14 WF62 Super Electra.
Reg. G-AFGN Lockheed 14 WF62 Super Electra.
Registration G-AFGP, serial n° 1469.
Reg. G-AFGP Lockheed 14 WF62 Super Electra.
Reg. G-AFGP Lockheed 14 WF62 Super Electra.
Reg. G-AFGP Lockheed 14 WF62 Super Electra.
Lockheed 14 Super Electra of British Airways Ltd.
Lockheed 14 Super Electra of British Airways Ltd.
Registration G-AFDK, serial n° 6804.
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Reg. G-AFDK de Havilland DH91 Albatross
Fortuna of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-AFDK de Havilland DH91 Albatross
Fortuna of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-AFDK de Havilland DH91 Albatross
Fortuna of Imperial Airways.
Reg. G-AFDK de Havilland DH91 Albatross
Fortuna of Imperial Airways.
Beardmore R34 Airship of the Royal Air Force.
Beardmore R34 Airship of the Royal Air Force.
Beardmore R34 Airship of the Royal Air Force.
Beardmore R34 Airship of the Royal Air Force.
R101 before the disaster of its crash in October 1930.
Registration G-FAAW, serial n° 101.
Same aircraft seen in A Look Forward - IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Reg. G-FAAW Royal Airship Works Rigid Airship R101.
Reg. G-FAAW Royal Airship Works Rigid Airship R101.
Reg. G-FAAW Royal Airship Works Rigid Airship R101.
Reg. G-FAAW Royal Airship Works Rigid Airship R101.
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