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Winston Churchill and King George VI on 'Victory in Europe Day' in London, England.

"Victory in Europe Day" or VE Day, in London, England. Prime Minister Winston Churchill and King George VI along with other British high ranking officers outside a building on 'Victory in Europe Day'. Churchill and King George VI enter the building. People gather in large numbers outside Buckingham Palace. British citizens gathered around the Victoria Memorial and celebrating German surrender ending World War 2 in Europe.

Date: 1945, May 8
Duration: 1 min 24 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675049805
German Fritz X dive bomb and its mechanism of striking the target.

Captured German World War 2 footage about the Fritz X radio controlled dive bomb describes the mechanism and usage of the German dive bomb Fritz X (also known as the Ruhrstahl X-1). A high angle radio controlled bomb on a trolley. A smaller Fritz X dive bomb on a trolley as man pushes it. German civilian checks a bomb trainer. He lies on to it and operates a bomb sight. A mock up of fleet of ship seen through bomb sight. An arrow points to bomb hit.

Date: 1945
Duration: 3 min 9 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049853
A radio transmitter, a roll gyro and rockets installed in a German Fritz X dive bomb.

World War 2 footage shows the German dive bomb Fritz X (also known as the Ruhrstahl X-1 guided dive bomb). A wind tunnel test conducted as Fritz X bomb remains suspended in a sling. A man works on a throttle. Men work on a transmitter receiver. A man installs it into the tail section of the Fritz X bomb. Radio antenna pointed out. A roll gyro installed in the bomb. A man rocks the missile to check its proportion. A man places rockets in the tail of the bomb.

Date: 1945
Duration: 2 min 54 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049854
Animation shows the dropping of Fritz X dive bomb (also known as the Ruhrstahl X-1) by an aircraft in Germany.

A German film about the testing of the German dive bomb Fritz X during World War 2. Animation depicts the position of the plane at the release of the bomb, trajectory of bomb and the position of plane at impact. The control and release mechanism of the bomb. Position of plane in case of a dive bomb, trajectory of the bomb and position of plane at impact.

Date: 1945
Duration: 7 min 36 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049856
U.S. Naval Fleet Review, Christmas Day, 1918, in New York City. Presidential Yacht and U.S. warships are seen.

The U.S. Presidential Yacht, USS Mayflower (PY-1), carrying Secretary of the Navy,Josephus Daniels, makes its way between U.S. warships in the Port of New York during the Naval Fleet Review on Christmas Day, 1918, at the end of World War 2. A 4-stacker destroyer is seen briefly, to port side of the Mayflower. Later she is seen passing New York City piers, along the shoreline. The scene shifts to the USS Pennsylvania (BB-38), with her crew lining the deck and an upper triple turret turned to port. Two launches head toward a gangplank on her portside. View from boat passing the USS Pennsylvania's bow and along her starboard side.

Date: 1918, December 25
Duration: 1 min 31 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675049926
American Naval fleet on maneuvers in the Atlantic circa 1919.

U.S. Navy post-World War 1exercise in the Atlantic ocean. A U.S. destroyer billowing black smoke while underway. Sailor and Ensign on board spot target "enemy" warships through binoculars. Sailor reports information below decks by speaking into pipe on deck. Lieutenant Commander comes on deck to confirm sighting. Several vessels including battleships, destroyers and other warships spotted in the binoculars vision (image is shown cropped as if seen through binoculars). Crew members man the deck guns. Sailors gathered around a 5-inch gun. Sailors look at a warship underway at full steam, with heavy black smoke billowing from her stack. Water breaks over bow of ship. Guns fired from U.S. Navy battleship and other ships. Heavy smoke rises from the battleship after firing guns. Sailors along deck railings watch the action.

Date: 1919
Duration: 4 min 3 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675049938