A TIGER’S TALE
1 x 52'
This programme is a celebration of one of the
most famous bi-planes in the world and features Christopher Reeve and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. Of almost 9000 Tiger Moths built between 1931 and 1945, more than 400 are still flying all round the world.
Originally built as a training aircraft, it has since been used for every kind of aerial work including air taxis, ambulances, crop sprayers and radio controlled bombers; but the Tiger is
probably best known as the epitome of the bi-plane, a crowd pleaser at aerobatics displays.
There were no proper drawings for the Tiger, which was developed by Geoffrey de Havilland, a
highly prolific designer with over 20 planes to his name.
Producer: Solent Films
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THE BIRTHPLACE OF BRITISH AVIATION
1 x 60'
This programme traces the history of this most romantic of places, Brooklands, where British
aviation first took wing. It was here, amid the Surrey hills, that A.V.Roe made his first stuttering flight in a Bi-plane of his own design. It was here the famous WW2 aircraft, the Hurricane and
the Wellington, roared into the air and it was also here that Barnes Wallis perfected his designs for the famous 'Bouncing Bomb' used by 617 squadron in their famous 'Dam Busters' raid.
The link with aviation continues to the present day with fuselage sections for the supersonic Concorde and engine pylons being manufactured for the giant Boeing 747.
This definitive documentary records the Brooklands Museum's place in history as a vibrant and thriving storehouse of some of the greatest moments in British Aviation.
Producer: Onyx Productions
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THE BLENHEIM STORY
Airborne from WWII to the Present Day
1x 60'
The world's only remaining airworthy WW II Bristol Blenheim bomber was painstakingly reconstructed over 12 years by the Aircraft Restoration Company, based at the Imperial
War Museum in Duxford, Cambridgeshire. The mechanical hero, long forgotten, played a vital part in winning the war in the air. The restored plain was names Spirit of Britain in tribute to
the first Lord Rothermere, who had been Air Minister from 1917 to 1918. He spotted the potential of the plane as a bomber long before the outbreak of World War 11 and gave that
name to the prototype. This documentary is both fascinating and stirs the heart.Producer: Instantvision
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STRIKE FORCE
A series featuring war planes around the world. Fighters and bombers
from past and present are analysed and explored, giving a fascinating insight into their formidable power.
SUKHOI
1 x 75'
The complete history of one of the world's most famous strike aircraft. The programme examines closely the development and capabilities of the later Sukhoi aircraft, including the SU-24 Fencer, the SU-25
Frogfoot and the SU-27 Flanker. It concludes with an extraordinary
aerial ballet performed by two SU-27's, filmed by a third.
WELLINGTON
1 x 70'
Produced in co-operation with the Bomber Command Association, this unique programme features rare footage from Vickers, the COI and other archives, including glimpses of the
Wellington in combat, as well as personal recollections from the design team and the brave
men who took the aircraft into action.
MIG-29
1 x 60'
Interviews with the designers and the pilots, plus an exclusive interview with the man responsible for testing the plane to its limits, Leonid Lobos, current chief test pilot of the
Confederation of Independent States. The definitive story of one of the Soviet's greatest fighters.
HARRIER - The Vertical Reality
1 x 65'
The world's best selling combat 'Jump Jet'. This programme salutes the achievements of the Harrier, in peace and war, over land and sea, through test and research, taking this unique
aircraft design towards the 21st century.
VULCAN
1 x 55'
Experience the grace and beauty of this majestic aircraft from its early years to the current 603's re-built at its birthplace - AVRO, Woodford. With interviews with ex-crew members, we
explore the Vulcan's pedigree and illustrious career. The Spirit of Woodford is very much alive!
Producer: Onyx Productions
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