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Mess Deck: General Section => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: flag-d on May 10, 2006, 02:35:41 pm

Title: Film/movie archive
Post by: flag-d on May 10, 2006, 02:35:41 pm: Hi All

Not sure if this is the right place to post, but...

Does anyone know of any film or movie footage showing Fairmile type D MTB/MGB's? I've tried IWM without any success in getting a reply though they must have some footage somewhere.

Mike
Title: Re: Film/movie archive
Post by: White Ensign on May 15, 2006, 11:33:44 am: Mike, did you have had a try at the "British Military Powerboat Trust"?

In my opinion the first adress to ask for that matter....

J?rg
Title: Re: Film/movie archive
Post by: ukengineman on May 15, 2006, 12:12:39 pm: Try the British Pathe archive at:-
http://www.britishpathe.com/index.php
There is a large amount of historic news film there and low res copies are free
Alan
Title: Re: Film/movie archive
Post by: ukengineman on May 15, 2006, 07:47:43 pm: Here is another thought. There was a half hour documentary called "Fast Attack Boats" on TV which included footage of Fairmiles. It was originally shown on one of the terrestrial channels but gets repeated from time to time on UKTV History.
Alan
Title: Re: Film/movie archive
Post by: splash on May 17, 2006, 07:24:32 pm: Try the National maritime museum at grenwitch.
Pictures and plans dept.

Good luck!
Title: Re: Film/movie archive
Post by: flag-d on May 22, 2006, 11:02:34 pm: Thanks everybody! Sorry for the late 'thanks'...forgot I posted this query (Doh!). Will try all your suggestions. Thanks again.

Mike
Title: British Pathe
Post by: Tom@Crewe on December 05, 2009, 07:19:43 am: I have just found this website its very intresting generally, but if in the search box you put a name of ship well.............................

I put in HMS Howe and was well impressed

try it and enjoy.

Also works for, towns, cars, football, teams, actors, actresses and and and ......

http://www.britishpathe.com/index.php
Title: Re: British Pathe
Post by: Tom@Crewe on December 05, 2009, 07:29:09 am: Testing Naval guns vey good. http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=52663
Title: Re: British Pathe
Post by: andygh on December 05, 2009, 07:38:15 am: I like "Air sea rescue" too :-))
Title: Re: British Pathe
Post by: tigertiger on December 05, 2009, 07:44:07 am: I put in my hometown in the search box. Interesting to see what has changed, and things as they were before I was a boy.
Title: Re: British Pathe
Post by: Martin (Admin) on December 05, 2009, 07:50:07 am: Quote from: Tom@Crewe on December 05, 2009, 07:29:09 am
Testing Naval guns vey good. http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=52663

Lots of safety gear and ear protectors in use there !!!! :o
Title: Re: British Pathe
Post by: andygh on December 05, 2009, 07:54:38 am: Anyone fancy building one of these?

http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=11622 (http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=11622)
Title: Re: British Pathe
Post by: gingyer on December 05, 2009, 10:29:01 am: just had a quick look
the site is a goldmine of info

superb find there :-))
Title: Re: British Pathe
Post by: hollowhornbear on December 05, 2009, 10:54:54 am: check out this hms formidable launch.
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=24302
Title: Re: British Pathe
Post by: tigertiger on December 05, 2009, 11:32:48 am: Good site indeed.
I typed in sail, and got:
- HMY Britannia, sailing yacht in the 1930s.
- Schooners
- Thames barges
and others
Title: Re: British Pathe
Post by: Roger in France on December 05, 2009, 03:13:17 pm: Great find, thanks, Tom.

I put in my home town "Plymouth" and up came several films. The one I enjoyed most was the return of HMS Amethyst - mainly because as a schoolboy my mother took me to "Rusty Anchor" in Plymouth to see the ship crossing Plymouth Sound. I also remember the ship's cat "Simon".

Later I watched "Amethyst" being broken up and scrounged a length of her mahogany.

Roger in France
Title: Re: Film/movie archive
Post by: Netleyned on December 05, 2009, 05:23:59 pm: The best air sea rescue film starred George Raft Annan Eagle and Walter Pigeon

Your Aye

Ned
Title: Re: Film/movie archive
Post by: jules64 on August 05, 2010, 10:46:37 am: Hi Guys

Found this one today.

http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=180

Wait till about halfway.

Best wishes
Jules
Title: Re: Film/movie archive
Post by: meyer on August 05, 2010, 12:14:30 pm: Quote
The best air sea rescue film starred George Raft Annan Eagle and Walter Pigeon

Your Aye

Ned

what was the name of the film ?
Title: Re: Film/movie archive
Post by: Netleyned on August 05, 2010, 12:47:06 pm: Air Sea Rescue %% %% %%
Rafts Eagles and Pigeons old matelots joke :(( :(( :((

Yours Aye

Ned