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King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon are greeted by officials as they arrive in a car in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon of the United Kingdom visit Belfast, Northern Ireland. The King and the Queen arrive in a car. Soldiers holding guns stand in formation. People crowd in the background. King George and Queen Elizabeth get off the car. They are greeted by officials. A sign on a stage reads 'Long Live Your Majesty'. The King and the Queen escorted by the officials walk towards the stage. The soldiers and the officials stand in the background.
Tugs tow USS Block Island loaded with P-47 Thunderbolts in a channel in Belfast.
USS Block Island loaded with P-47 Thunderbolts arrives in Belfast, Ireland. Tugs tow the ship in a channel. P-47 Thunderbolt fighter planes on the deck of USS Block Island. The ship near the pier.
A P-47 Thunderbolt plane is unloaded from USS Block Island and is towed by a tractor from the dock in Belfast.
USS Block Island loaded with P-47 Thunderbolts arrives in Belfast, Ireland. The ship near the pier. A P-47 is lowered on the dock by a crane. A tractor tows the P-47 from the dock. The crane is unhooked from the plane by an airman. P-47s on a field.
U.S. Servicemen on furlough in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, during World War II
Street scene in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, shows American Red Cross Service Club, next to a florist shop, on Shipquay Place, Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Civilians walk past on the sidewalk. A bicyclist passes in the street. Several U.S. sailors come out of the passage to the club. A U.S. Marine and a sailor stop to look in the florist shop window. Sign in window reads: "We Can Send Flowers by Wire to U.S.A. & Canada." A bus passes. Two men pass with a pushcart. A marine stops to chat with the sailors at the club entrance. Another bus passes. A bus stops and U.S. sailors and marines run to catch it as it pulls out, without success. They return to the sidewalk by the Northern Bank building. Later, sailors are seen boarding a another bus parked at the curb.
U.S. servicemen visit the American Red Cross Rainbow Corner club in London during World War II
Three U.S. Sailors are seen asking bus information from a policeman in front of the Northern Bank building on Shipquay Place, Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, during World War 2. He converses with them and points toward a bus stop (not seen) and checks his watch as they leave, following his directions. Scene shifts away, from Northern Ireland, to the newly opened American Rainbow Corner Red Cross Club at 23 Shaftesbury Avenue, W.I., London, England. U.S. soldiers mingle with English civilians on the street and sidewalks. Many soldiers enter the club. Civilian vehicles drive along Shaftsbury Avenue. A civilian in front of the club hands out travel brochures and tickets to servicemen. A group of U.S. soldiers strolls out of the club. Closeup of the American flag flying at front of the club. Soldiers relax and smoke in the sunshine in front of the club.
U.S. Brigadier General Ira Eaker leads B-17 raid on Rouen, France, during World War 2
U.S. Army Air Force armorers ride atop bombs on trolleys, being pulled by a tug on an airfield in England during World War 2. Airmen gather around a bomb as one writes in chalk, "To Schicky (referring to Hitler family, Schickelgruber) this is only the start, Love, L.E.Z." Views of Airmen rolling bombs on carts under a B-17E aircraft. View from inside a B-17 as ground crews look up through open bomb bay doors. B-17 combat crewmen walking and riding bicycles, to attend a mission briefing. Inside the assembled aircrews are briefed by a British RAF officer, who says, "We're going to work. The target is XZ 462." He goes on providing details to be followed by aircrews. The crews leave the briefing room. Next, B-17s are seen taxiing out for takeoff. The lead aircraft is "Yankee Doodle" piloted by Brigadier General Ira Eaker. Another is "Stinky." Next is "Little Skunk Face."And the last one "Berlin Sleeper." Ground crews watch as the B-17 bombers take off and assemble into formation overhead. Views from inside a B-17 as bombs fall and its gunners fight off German fighter planes. Bombs seen falling and exploding on the ground and raising clouds of smoke. Glimpse of gunners firing at attacking German aircraft. Narrator states there is anti-aircraft fire all around them, that jolts the aircraft. The B-17s assemble in formation for the flight home. Back at the base, some wait atop the tower for the returning aircraft. General Ira Eaker, Chief of the U.S. VIII Bomber Command, steps from a returning aircraft, and greets Major General Carl Spaatz, Commander of the 8th Air Force. Final scene shows Brigadier General Eaker, smoking a cigar and surrounded by civilian and military reporters. ( Note: Reportedly, the B-17 "Stinky" crash landed in Athenry Co Galway Ireland on the 15th January 1943 with General Jacob Devers and a party of other Generals onboard, but none were injured and and all arrived safely at 2AM the same day, in Belleek, Northern Ireland.)
