Development of transportation in Europe after World War 2. An ocean-going ship is seen plying the waters of an estuary. A white tower is seen with moving radar antenna on top. A radar operator works in front of radar screens in the control room. He wears headset and microphone. Narrator notes how radar helps navigation in crowded estuaries like the Scheldt. Captain onboard ship ostensibly speaking to the radar operator. Another radar antenna rotating rapidly. A British European Airways (BEA) Vickers VC. 1 Viking airplane at Schiphol Airport (Evert van de Beekstraat 202, 1118 CP Schiphol, Netherlands) in Amsterdam. Glimpses of European airlines using the Douglas DC-3 aircraft such as the Belgian SABENA, Polish LOT and Scandinavian Airlines (SAS). A TAP Air Portugal (Transportes Aéreos Portugueses) DC-6 parked, and a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij) DC-6, named the “Vliegende Hollander”, taxiing. An Air France Sud-Est SE-161 Languedoc 4-engine aircraft, taxiing. View of control tower and related buildings at the airport. A person marking a carton for air delivery. A man loads parcels from his automobile trunk, into a Scandinavian Airlines DC-3 aircraft. Venue shifts to Orly airport (94390 Orly, France) in Paris, France, where a DC-6 airplane sits in front of a terminal building. Airport staff prepare to welcome a dignitary, including uniformed brass band seated at an awninged pavilion, and a military honor guard. A DC-4 aircraft parked in nearby background. A party welcomes the President of France, Vincent Jules Auriol, arriving on an Air France Lockheed Constellation airliner. A large contingent of Army troops are assembled in formation to honor the arriving President. He strolls across the ramp, accompanied by a French general and an admiral, among others. He climbs stairs of the pavilion as the band plays La Marseillaise (National Anthem).
Communist newspaper, De Waarheid (The Truth) is seen behind a broken display case in window at the Felix Meritis Building (Keizersgracht 324, 1016 EZ Amsterdam, Netherlands), Keizersgracht, Amsterdam, site of the headquarters, Communist Party of the Netherlands (CPN). Bicycle parked in front of the broken window. Police stand on sidewalk beside a bookstore where its plate glass window has been broken and displays destroyed. An injured man holds his bleeding head as he talks to companions. An ambulance pulls up to curb. Several bicycles in front of the Felix Meritis building. Police pull rioters out of the building and arrest them. (World War II period).
Anti-communist protestors riot in support of the Hungarian Uprising of 1956, and against Soviet efforts to stop the Hungarian revolution. The crowds demonstrate holding torch light and banners in West Berlin. People set a structure on fire during the demonstration in Paris, France. People outside the Communist Party Headquarters in Amsterdam, Netherlands demonstrate. The angry crowd throws objects at the Felix Meritis building, located at 324 Keizersgracht, Centrum, Amsterdam, Netherlands, site of the offices of the Communist Party of the Netherlands. Broken glass in a window outside the headquarters offices of the Communist Party of the Netherlands.. The protestors seen people outside the Felix Meritis building.
Mother hippopotamus with her newborn baby beside her, at the Artis Amsterdam Royal Zoo (Plantage Kerklaan 38-40, 1018 CZ Amsterdam, Netherlands) in the Netherlands. Excited crowd around the cage watches, as the baby hippo follows his mother in their pool. Mother feeds the baby hippo underwater.
Netherlands mourns the death of Princess Wilhelmina, the mother of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands. Mourners attend Princess Wilhelmina’s all-white funeral in Amsterdam. The coffin of Princess Wilhelmina is carried by an all-white carriage. Queen Juliana wears an all-white dress while her husband Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld wears a military uniform. People stand on sides of the street as cortege passes. Thousands of people gather around the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft, where the Dutch royal family crypt is located. Church bells ring out. Queen Juliana, Prince Bernhardt and their daughters, Princesses Beatrix, Irene, Margriet and Christina (also known as Marijke), stand up. Church service before the burial of Princess Wilhelmina.
British pop group The Beatles perform in the Netherlands. The Beatles arrive in Amsterdam on a Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) flight, where they are greeted by throngs of fans at Schiphol airport (Evert van de Beekstraat 202, 1118 CP Schiphol, Netherlands). Fangirls wave to The Beatles from the airport balcony. Dutch boys cheering in delight. Crowds of Dutch teenage fans wave and cheer for the iconic British group. Children in traditional Dutch attire follow The Beatles as they leave the airport. The Beatles ride a boat along one of the canals of Amsterdam. Crowds line up on both the sides of the canal. Fans display a sign for Ringo Starr, who is absent due to an illness. Some kids try to come close to them by swimming in the canal. The police pull them out of the water and into the boat. Audience gathered to watch their performance in Blokker. The Beatles performing a concert. Dutch beer Heineken is displayed onstage. Fans shaking their heads and cheering during the sold-out concert. An elderly man attends a Beatles concert. Beatle fans dancing the “Twist”. Some fans watch from the ceiling rafters. Several fans faint.