The write up:
This is the definitive collection of 47 official Royal Air Force archive films (spread across four discs), many of them previously unreleased. Presented in chronological order, these training, information, recruitment and instructional films give an unprecedented and in-depth insight into the breadth of RAF operations and squadrons. They feature a bonanza of contemporaneous aircraft such as :-
Lightning, Victor, Vulcan, Valiant, Javelin, Canberra, Hunter, Anson, Comet, York, Lincoln, Meteor, Swift, Britannia, Jet Provost, Shackleton, Varsity, Twin Pioneer, Sycamore Helicopter, Belvedere, Whirlwind, Hastings, F-4 Phantom, Harrier, Hercules, VC-10 and the Hawker Siddeley Dominie.
Also featured in passing, in celebratory retrospectives of the RAF's history are the following aircraft - by then retired from frontline duties: Spitfire, Wellington, Boston, Typhoon, Tempest, Sunderland and the DC-3 Dakota.
FILMS INCLUDED ARE:-
Airborne Assault Operation** (1960, 29 mins) / Rescue at Sea (1960, 4 mins) / The Favourites (1960, 20 mins) / Adventure with Skill (1960, 19 mins) / RAF 42nd Anniversary (1960, 10 mins) / Streaked Lightning (1960, 5 mins) / Call Out : RAF Mountain Rescue (1960, 12 mins) / Delta 8-3 : The Vulcan (1960, 27 mins) / Technical Officer** (1960, 22 mins) / These Things Happen** (1961, 14 mins) / True Bearing : RAF In The Far East (1961, 28 mins) / No Claims Bonus (1961, 5 mins) / Transport Command : RAF Lyneham (1961, 24 mins) / Jungle Life-Line : RAF in the Far East (1961, 16 mins) / High Encounter : Valiant (1961, 21 mins) / RAF Recruiting with Kenneth Wolstenholme (1961, 2 mins) / Transport Command ** (1962, 16 mins) / Nuclear Defence Operations** (1962, 22 mins) / Jubilee 1912-1962 : RAF 50th Anniversary (1962, 26 mins) / The Multi-Seat `MS 26' Dinghy** (1963, 22 mins) / Forward Air Controller** (1963, 25 mins) / The Fighter-Bomber Electronic Warfare Battle** (1963, 21 mins) / Air-Head (1963, 10 mins) / Spinning Modern Aircraft** (1964, 19 mins) / Flight - An Anthology (1964, 13 mins) / The Royal Airforce D/F Emergency Organisation** (1965, 19 mins) / Escape From an Aircraft in Flight** (1965, 21 mins) / Maritime Air Electronic Warfare** (1965, 25 mins) / Routine Adventure : RAF In Aden (1965, 13 mins) / Winged Horizons (1965, 11 mins) / The New Men : RAF Recruit Training (1965, 19 mins) / A Matter of Choice** (1965, 17 mins) / African Journey (1965, 12 mins) / Operation Bush-Fire** (1966, 25 mins) / Thursday's Comet (1966, 26 mins) / Air Quartermaster - Training** (1966, 25 mins) / Fifteen Flight Safety Flashes** (1966, 17 mins) / Timepiece (1966, 22 mins) / The Supplier in the Royal Air Force (1967, 7 mins) / RAF Recruiting With Wynne Jones (1967, 1 min) / Into Action with the RAF Regiment** (1967, 6 mins) / Royal Air Force Police** (1967, 8 mins) / A Place for You in the WRAF** (1968, 32 mins) / Fiftieth Anniversary of the Royal Air Force** (1969, 20 mins) / Malta - Shackleton (1969, 8 mins) / Tomorrow, Today, Survival (1969, 5 mins) / Jump To Action (1969, 19 mins) / Graduate In The RAF (1969, 19 mins)