Archive for film footage relating to aviation research.
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Spitfire Squadrons - 331 and 332 Norwegians at Skeabrae.
This film footage shows in the first couple of minutes Norwegian fighter pilots at Skeabrae, footage shows Spitfires & billet huts and men of the two squadrons going about their daily routine when they were based there from Aug 1941 - May 1942. Aircraft seen in this film are Spitfires FN-A AR291, FN-B AR326 and FN-J R7262.
SCAPA FLOW WRECK DIVE - WARWICK BV417
A dive by ARGOS member Ben Wade on aircraft remains off Fara Isle in Scapa Flow that of a Vickers Warwick ASR aircraft that ditched in 1944. In the video we see the ribbed structure of the Port Side bomb bay with part of the tubular overhead long range fuel tank and bomb crutches. (See Orkney Projects page). Thanks to Kevin Brown for the help in the ID of this piece of wreckage.
IN THE DRINK - Part 1
This WW2 circa 1942 training film shows what happens when the crew of a RAF bomber are forced to ditch in the sea, a very interesting film in view of our research into the Warwick that ditched off Fara Isle,Scapa Flow in 1944.
IN THE DRINK PT2
First deck landing on a carrier in Scapa Flow August 1917.
A tragic event in 1917 when Cmdr Dunning goes over the edge of the carrier into Scapa Flow during the first deck landing trials.
Miles Martinet on Rousay.
A survey by members of ARGOS of the crash site. On 1st May 1944 The Martinet on a rountine exercise was forced to make a crash landing on the Isle of Rousey due to either airframe or mechanical problems, unfortunately the aircraft hit rising ground and the two crew died in the crash. More details are to be found on this website on the Orkney Land Crash Site page.
A visit to the Lockheed Hudson crash site on the Isle of Hoy.
In May 2007 a visit was made to the crash site of Lockheed Hudson N7310 on Hoy by future members of the ARGOS team. This aircraft of 220 squadron at RAF Wick,Scotland had left the airfield on a routine patrol on 19th March 1941, but for some reason,perhaps a change in wind direction or speed,the aircraft deviated slightly from its intended track and in low cloud at around 1,500ft it crashed into a hill on the Isle of Hoy,all 4 crew Sgt R.D.Harris, Sgt G.E,.Towe, Sgt H.C.Street and Sgt W.Wood were killed.
Spitfire camera gun training film.
RAF training film using camera guns for fighter tactics, the two Seafires that collided near Woodwick,Evie would have been on a similar exercise to this.
A FIGHTER HAS CRASHED PART 1
An RAF training film which shows what should be done to save an injured pilot in the event of a crash landing,think how many lives could have been saved if everyone had known all this.
A FIGHTER HAS CRASHED PART 2
Research by a Canadian group into the loss of a 404 Squadron
Beaufighter in Norway
With good footage on both the Beaufighters and a dive on one of the squadron aircraft. A Bristol Blenheim of 404 Sq crashed on Grunay,Out Skerries,Shetland with the loss of 3 crew on a return trip from Norway on 21/2/42 and another Blenheim of 404 crashed in the sea nr Lady Holme off Sumburgh on 6/10/42 also losing 3 crew.
Beaufighter & Mosquito strike wing attacking shipping off Norwegian coast.
It was a Mosquito of this wing that crashed off Stronsay killing the Navigator and injuring the pilot following an attack by friendly fighters. (see Orkney Underwater Crash Sites) page.
Diving on a Bristol Beaufighter.
Fantastic footage of a dive on a Beaufighter in the Greek Islands, footage like this will be an invaluble source for ID of aircraft wrecks off the Islands.
THE FAIREY SWORDFISH
Excellent footage of the old `Stringbag` in WWII showing carrier landings etc, the Swordfish of course flew both training flights and ops from both Hatston & Twatt during the war.