Victory in Europe Day celebrated in London, England with the end of World War II. Crowd in Parliament Square. War Office building at Whitehall (now Old War Office Building) as seen from Parliament Square. Prime Minister of England Winston Churchill leaves House of Commons preceded by ushers and followed by Members of Parliament. Procession walks through crowd toward Westminster Abbey. Big Ben in distance. Crowd along Whitehall. Cenotaph in the right foreground. Trafalgar Square in distance showing Saint Martin-in-the-Field Church. Rainbow corner, Shaftesbury Avenue with American soldiers in the foreground. "American Red Cross" sign. Victoria Memorial opposite Buckingham Palace, with crowd all round the street. Lamps lit and crowd cheering.
Planes from USS Essex (CV-9) strike Eiko airstrip, Taiwan during World War II. Aerial view of Eiko airstrip, bombs burst on it. U.S. Navy TBF Avenger torpedo bomber in flight. Aerial view of formation of clouds over mountains. Two TBFs and two escorting U.S. Navy F6F Hellcat fighters in flight.
Planes from USS Essex (CV-9) strike Eiko airstrip, Taiwan during World War II. U.S. Navy TBF Avenger torpedo bombers in flight over Eiko airstrip in Taiwan. TBFs in flight over water. U.S. carriers underway at sea. Airman opens canopy of TBF parked on flight deck of carrier.
Planes from USS Essex (CV-9) strike Eiko airstrip, Taiwan during World War II. Aerial views of mountain range in Taiwan. U.S. Navy TBF Avenger torpedo bombers in flight over mountains. Bombs burst on grounded planes at Eiko airstrip. Smoke billows up due to explosions.
Planes from USS Essex (CV-9) strike Eiko Airstrip, Taiwan during World War II. Aerial views of towns and inhabited areas in Taiwan. U.S. Navy TBF Avenger bombers in flight over Eiko Airstrip. Interior views of TBF Avenger showing gunner adjusting oxygen mask and firing gun.
Fire bombs burn on Mount Caprara, Italy during World War II. Huge clouds of smoke rise from fire bombs dropped on mountain side. Strafing and bombing of Mount Sole by U.S. bombers.
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