From the Pre-war RAF to the RAF in World War II. Pre-War (1930's) British pilots and aircraft. A line of parked Hawker bi-planes (1930's). Formation display at pre-war Hendon Air Pageant. The Schneider Trophy won by Supermarine. This racing plane design helped Mitchell design the Supermarine Spitfire. A Supermarine S-2B sea plane takes off and seen in flight. Workers work for the production of aircraft. An assembly line of aircraft. Men work on the bodies of aircraft. A Royal Air Force Vickers Wellington medium bomber taxis and takes off. Lines of parked AW Whitleys. A front line medium bomber. A Bristol Blenheim light bomber aircraft takes off. A Beaufighter night-fighter in flight. Short Stirling aircraft stationed. A Halifax heavy bomber takes off and in flight.
The Royal Air Force ( RAF ) in Great Britain during World War II. Aircraft in flight. Workers work for the production of aircraft. Officers greet in front of a line of stationed aircraft. A Royal Air Force Lockheed Hudson light bomber taxis and takes off. The Lockheed Hudson in flight. Narrator acknowledging America and its workers for the contribution of the Hudson and the B-17. A RAF B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft takes off. Trainees march. The trainees work on equipment learning use of guns and bomb dropping mechanisms on the planes. A link trainer in operation. Classroom instructions given to the trainees. Airmen at controls in mock bomber trainers. An officer at a desk talks to a bomber crew as one of the crewman makes a report on the results of their bombing run, on behalf of the bomber crew. Another officer makes a report for fighter pilots. A fighter pilot picks up a telephone. The fighter pilots run to their aircraft. The aircraft taxi and take off, participating in the Battle of Britain.
The Royal Air Force ( RAF ) battling German Luftwaffe forces during the Battle of Britain in World War II. Aircraft in formation flight. Aircraft take off. Royal Air Force personnel prepare for a take off. A pilot in the cockpit of an aircraft. RAF Supermarine Spitfire aircraft taxi and take off. The Supermarine Spitfire aircraft attack the enemy airplanes during the Battle of Britain. Gun camera footage shows strafing of German ships from pilot POV. Damaged wings of an aircraft. A RAF Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft drops bomb on a German convoy at sea. The convoy is destroyed. The Royal Air Force flag on a mast.
German soldiers arresting staff of a hospital in Poland during World War II. A German soldier rides in a motorcycle with a sidecar in an alley between buildings. In background, demolished buildings and scenes of destruction. German troops manned with guns round up the staff such as doctors and nurses, and some patients, including women and children, outside a hospital. Several of the staff wear white working uniforms, including hats, and aprons. A young man is pushed by a German guard towards the German officer, who converses with the man. Several German officers stand together and converse. One officer stands by a vehicle with pennant on it showing the circled "Y" insignia of 12.Pz.Div., a rhomboid tactical sign and "I" representing the first battalion. Outside the building, many persons are now standing, dressed in white hospital garb. One, apparently a patient, has his arm in a sling.
Nazi German Army vehicles advance along a road in World War II. Polish war prisoners gathered at a hillside under the guard of German troops. German troops throw morsels of food towards a group of prisoners, who scramble for them.
German soldiers search Polish homes, during World War II. Occupants stand outside as Germans look through a house. One soldier looks through basement opening. German soldiers walk along a road, as they enter a Polish village.
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