Lady Mary Heath, Pioneer

On 31st December, Tracey Curtis-Taylor completed a mammoth solo flight from Cape Town to Goodwood in Britain. She had been Continue reading →

The Wright Brothers’ First Flight

A brief introduction to the (non-existent) British Pathé footage of the Wright Brothers’ First Flight. There has been a bit Continue reading →

Inventing the Helicopter

Helicopters have matured from unsteady, erratic machines that struggled to lift the pilots off the ground, into stylish contraptions with Continue reading →

Review of the Year 2012 – A Pathé Tradition

From 1922 to 1969, British Pathé produced lengthy round-ups of the year’s news stories that collected together the most dramatic Continue reading →

The Pathé War Archive

We are now entering into the period leading up to Remembrance Day. We have already blogged this week about the Continue reading →

Save The Vulcan!

Our friends in aviation have asked us to pass on this message. They have a small amount of time in Continue reading →

Amy Johnson – 1930s Queen of the Air

Amy Johnson was a much- fêted and courageous English aviatrix. Back in the 1930s she set many ground breaking records, Continue reading →