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Royal Aeronautical Society Opens Online Film Archive

The newly released film archive includes films on air transportation in the 1920s and 30s. Courtesy Royal Aeronautical Society
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Key Takeaways:

  • The Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) has launched a new National Aerospace Library Film Archive, offering global online access to its video catalog.
  • This archive features historical aviation content, including topics from early aviation, rotorcraft, and air transport, such as films prepared for Donald W. Douglas's 1935 lecture.
  • The film archive expands the RAeS's existing online resources, which also include podcasts, lectures, and print materials.
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Though firmly rooted in aviation’s earliest days—it was founded in 1866—the Royal Aeronautical Society advances firmly into the future on a number of fronts. One of the most recent of these missions has been the opening of the society’s new National Aerospace Library Film Archive.

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