[youtube] 1942 SOUTHERN AFRICA TRAVEL FILM "CONGO FLIGHT" SOUTH AFRICA TO BELGIAN CONGO SABENA AIR XD48154

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1942 SOUTHERN AFRICA TRAVEL FILM "CONGO FLIGHT" SOUTH AFRICA TO BELGIAN CONGO SABENA AIR XD48154 Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com Shot in January of 1942, "Congo Flight" presents a rare look at southern Africa during WWII. This silent film shows a trip from South Africa to the Belgian Congo aboard a Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar. The airplane was operated by the Belgian airline SABENA (standing for Societé anonyme belge d'Exploitation de la Navigation aérienne) and flown by a pilot who escaped Brussels when the Germans invaded. According to notes that came with the film, it has rare views since, a short time after it was created, aerial photography was prohibited in southern Africa for the duration of the war. The notes also explain that "The journey starts in Cape Town, takes a route through Bloemfontein, Johannesburg, the Rhodesias, Congo, and ends with a return to Cape Town." Since it was wartime, the notes (among other things) mention that the "enormous native populations numbering many millions, stand solidly behind the European inhabitants in their common aim to fight till tyranny is destroyed." The film begins in Cape Town (:41) and shows the airplane taking off for Bloemfontein, also known as Bloem, with the Cape Flats and False Bay visible, past the Holland Mountains and over Little Kerroo, crossing the Orange River into the Orange Free State. At 4:21 the Vaal Dam is shown which was constructed in 1938. The city shown at 5:00 is Johannesburg. At 7:48, the Limpopo River is seen from the air. At 11:12, the film shows the airport at Elizabethville, now Lubumbashi, Congol. At 11:15 an interesting flag is shown (which we have not been able to identify but probably belongs to the Belgian military). Scenes in Elizabethville follow, , including the cathedral, war memorial, and town swimming pool. At 12:13 a Katanga man receives a haircut with a knife. At 13:54, men in pith helmets and military uniforms are shown. The man at 13:48 is apparently the Governor-General of the Belgian Congo, Monsieur Paul Ryckmans, who the notes indicate "is greatly loved by his 13 million subjects." At 14:09, there is a visit to a Congo Army military base, with soldiers marching. At 14:19, a group of African soldiers in uniform are shown at a SABENA airfield. At 14:39, a Fokker trimotor belonging to the airline is visible. It is fueled, but too much, so at 16:51 natives remove extra petrol by hand with a siphon. The Governor General is shown in his private compartment. The (15:08). The woman shown at 15:16 is his aide, Madame Ryckmans. The Congo River is visible at 15:42. The islands shown are papyrus grass. Shots in the cockpit and of the trimotor's engines at speed. At 17:51 the trimotor is shown on the ground at Luluabourg, now known as Kananga. A group of local prisoners are used to help push, as the plane is bogged down in the grass. The prisoners at 18:13 wear chains around their necks. They rotate the plane for takeoff at 18:19. The Congo River is seen again at 18:43. At 20:27, the Leopoldsville Airport. A miniature windmill is shown at 20:44 and at 20:47, an equestrian statue of King Leopold II, located in Kinshasa / Leopoldsville. At 20:50, river steamers are visible, and crossing by ferry boat, the filmmaker arrives in Brazzaville at 21:54. At this time Brazzaville was home to the Free French Movement in Africa. At 22:18, an ivory handicraft is shown off to the camera. Hoodoo effigies are shown at 22:19. The filmmakers then embark on a plane bound for Stanleyville, almost 1200 miles up river. A large anthill is seen at 23:18, followed by an okapi, a cross between a giraffe and a zebra. At 23:54 a brief shot of Stanley's falls, and then a visit to the Albert National Park.At 23:49 a steam locomotive rumbles past. At 24:08, the journey resumes in the trimotor, headed back to Elizabethville. At 26:47 a large copper mining operation and smelter are shown. The trip resumes in the Lockheed back to Cape Town.. We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference." This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com YOUTU.BE  28/10/2026 14:56:11  Generated by Gmail URL Link Preview by cloudHQ

[Koninklijk Legermuseum - Musée royal de l'Armée - Royal Military Museum] ✈️ The aircraft that kept the Belgian Air Force moving.

[Youtube] Televox 60 jaar Belgische luchtmacht - 2006

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[Cinémathèque de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles]📽️ C’était mieux avant ? Un aperçu des prouesses de l'aviation dans les années 40 ✈️ Bruxelles - Congo en 25 heures

[1030 inside] 🚁 À Schaerbeek, un ancêtre de l’hélicoptère a été testé dans la cour de l’hôtel communal.

[Brussels Airport] Looking for a fun day out during the autumn break? At spotting platform 01/19,

[Skystef777][BELGIAN ICONS BATTLE] I have lined up 5 amazing Belgian Icons, but there can only be one ultimate winner

[Brussels South Charleroi Airport] 24h dans les coulisses d’un aéroport

[Video][British Pathé] Preview image Aerobatics Tied Together! (1933)

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Aerobatics Tied Together! (1933) Full title reads: "Hawkinge. Aerobatics - tied together! No 25 (Fighter) Squadron have surely eclipsed all previous R.A.F. Pageant 'Sky Thrills' as they take off - drill loop and land, tied together." Hawkinge, Kent. Good shot of a row of biplane fighters of the RAF (Royal Air Force) on the ground with their propellors turning. The planes move off across the runway. The planes are tied together by the wings. Various shots - from the ground and air to air - as the planes move through various formations and loop the loop all whilst remaining tied together. The planes come down to land still tied together. FILM ID:725.02 FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/ YOUTU.BE  06/10/2026 10:30:29  Generated by Gmail URL Link Preview by cloudHQ

[TF1.FR] Dans la fabrique des Canadairs - Journal de 20 heures | TF1+

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Dans la fabrique des Canadairs - Journal de 20 heures | TF1+ [VIDÉO] extract en streaming sur TF1+ ▶️ 170 - Après les méga feux de cet été, les services de secours et d'incendie ont réitéré leur demande de moyens, et notamment de Canadairs. Il n'existe qu'un... WWW.TF1.FR  27/09/2026 15:33:34  Generated by Gmail URL Link Preview by cloudHQ

Regardez "ATA tractor moves from Saff to H 27. (2022 11 29)" sur YouTube

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[Plane Spotting Channel] Westland Sea King Mk.48 Belgian Air Component - RIAT 2017

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[Marc's Best Airshow Videos by Marc Talloen] De Havilland DH.88 Comet will be rebuilt to airworthy condition

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Havilland DH.88 Comet will be rebuilt to airworthy condition Havilland DH.88 Comet will be rebuilt to airworthy condition . The Havilland DH.88 Comet G-ACSS Grosvenor House was the only Airworthy in the world. The plane was designed to take part in a race from Mildenhall in Suffolk to Melbourne in Australia in 1934. It won the MacRobertson Air Race in October 1934, completing the England-Australia route in just 70 hours, 55 minutes – 19 hours ahead of the Douglas DC-2 that took second place. It raced again in the years that followed, before eventually going on display at the Festival of Britain in 1951. In 1965 it was given to the Shuttleworth Collection to be restored to flying condition, and completed its first flight in 49 years in May 1987. On August 15 2026 The aircraft completely overturned in a landing accident at its home Airfield ,Old warden in Bedfordshire . The tailfin was extensively Damaged. The Shuttleworth Collection has announced it will rebuild DH.88 Comet, G-ACSS, to airworthy condition . Footage : Duxford Flying legends 2017 YOUTU.BE  11/09/2026 16:18:26  Generated by Gmail URL Link Preview by cloudHQ

[Skystef777] A nice close-up of a Queen of the Skies of ASL Airlines Belgium touching down on rwy 25R of BRU

[bapa.eu][The Flying Bull] Restoring the iconic Sikorsky S58 (Part 1)

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Restoring the iconic Sikorsky S58 (Part 1) This video will give you an update on the restoration of the Sikorsky S-58 helicopter of The Flying Bulls. After a ferry flight to Salzburg, the helicopter was disassembled, most of the parts have been sand-blasted, cleaned and prepared for re-assembly. In this video you’ll get an update on the stripped-down airframe, the detached rotor and fuselage components, and the first steps toward putting everything back together. Our Sikorsky S-58 carries the US-registration N869RB (formerly D-HAUG). Originally built in 1956, this S-58C will be the only airworthy example of its kind in Europe. Developed in the 1950s, it features a powerful radial piston engine mounted in the nose, a four-blade main rotor, and was designed for utility, transport and in earlier military versions, even anti-submarine work. Stay tuned as we track the progress of the restoration to a fully reassembled classic helicopter, ready for many more years in the skies. 👇 follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theflyingbulls ✈️ find out more about our fleet https://www.flyingbulls.at 🏛 make sure to visit Hangar-7 https://www.hangar-7.com YOUTU.BE  11/09/2026 16:12:24  Generated by Gmail URL Link Preview by cloudHQ

[Marc's Best Airshow Videos by Marc Talloen] Somme International Airshow Albert, Full Report 28/08/2026 . 4Kᵁᴴᴰ , PAF, Rafale Marine ,NH90,Tigre

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Somme International Airshow Albert, Full Report 28/08/2026 . 4Kᵁᴴᴰ , PAF, Rafale Marine ,NH90,Tigre Somme International Airshow Albert, Full Report 28/08/2026 . 4Kᵁᴴᴰ Program: 00:00:00 : Intro 00:00:05 : RAF Falcons 00:04:45 : EC-120 Calioppé 00:15:52 : Jordanian Falcons 00:35:03 : Socata TBM 700 00:41:02 : Patrouille Mustang X-ray 00:46:37 : Patrouille de 6 Piper Oursons 00:49:00 : NH90 Caïman 00:58:07 : A400-M et Parachutistes Phenix 01:01:54 : A400-M tactical Demo 01:17:33 : Patrouille de France 01:35:42 : EC-665 Tigre 01:44:45 : Fouga Magister 01:47:08 : P-51D Mustang “Marinell” 01:55:11 : Dassault Falcon 10M 01:56:21 : Rafale Marine 02:05:07 : Team Raven 02:12:44 : Pilatus B4 02:14:02 : Global Stars 02:20:47 : Aerosparx YOUTU.BE  11/09/2026 16:15:41  Generated by Gmail URL Link Preview by cloudHQ

[Belgian Air Force] Des milliers d'histoires. Une seule Force aérienne. Bartholomeus, voormalig C-130-loadmaster

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[www.armyrecognition.com] Belgian Air Force Days 2026 Showcases F-35 Fighters and Belgium’s New Support Aircraft Fleet

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Belgian Air Force Days 2026 Showcases F-35 Fighters and Belgium’s New Support Aircraft Fleet Army Recognition attended the Belgian Air Force Days 2026 at Florennes Air Base, where Belgium presented several key platforms shaping the future of its military aviation. The video features the F-35A fighter, Cessna 408 SkyCourier for Special Operations Forces, Airbus H145M helicopter, and Pilatus PC-7 MKX trainer, alongside details on their missions, capabilities, and entry into service. Read more Global Defense News at this link https://www.armyrecognition.com/ 🔔 Subscribe to Defense Web TV for exclusive coverage of global defense technologies and military exhibitions: 👉 / @defensewebtv 📌 Stay informed with real defense news and expert analysis from the team behind Army Recognition. Army Recognition Group Global Defense & Security News Defense & Security News Web TV Online magazine for defense and security industry Marketing and advertising for Defense & Security Industry and Exhibition Email: marketing@armyrecognition.com WWW.YOUTUBE.COM  27/08/2026 18:00:42  Generated by Gmail URL Link Preview by cloudHQ

[TF1 INFO]🔴🔥 Notre équipe a embarqué à bord de cet hélicoptère géant…

[Koninklijke Luchtmacht] Twee Nederlandse Chinook-transporthelikopters ondersteunen sinds gisteren de bestrijding van de natuurbrand in de Belgische provincie Luik