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Works explorer

Flying action

United States, 1951
film

Newsreel shots of the development of aircraft from 1901 (Wright brothers) to jet planes, with shots from both World Wars.

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The Power to fly: the history and development of the flying machine

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Man in flight

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The Story of aviation

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Powered flight

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Past and future

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This jet age

United Kingdom, 1953
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Behind the airline

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Sky riders

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[Development of the aeroplane: aviation 1915-1940]

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Wings: the jet age

Unknown, 1987
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Advance in the air

United Kingdom, 1954
Similarity: 77%

A Place of dreams: National Air and Space Museum

United States, 1978
Similarity: 76%

Focus on flying boats

United Kingdom, 1954
Similarity: 75%

Quest for flight

United States, 1975
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Farnborough fly past (1955)

United Kingdom, 1955
Similarity: 75%

War in the air the fated sky

United Kingdom
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Jet propulsion

United States, 1952
Similarity: 75%

Nimrod

United Kingdom, 1986
Similarity: 74%
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