Civil Defense workers in England climb a heap of debris near Saint Paul's Cathedral (St. Paul's Churchyard, London EC4M 8AD, United Kingdom) in London, England. Containers nearby debris. People stand. British workers dump debris in the containers. Crane operates in the background. A fireman holds water hose and extinguishes a fire caused by German Luftwaffe blitz bombing campaign during World War II.
Picture of Churchill in window of blitz bomb damaged shop in London, England, during World War 2. Art dealers rescuing valuable paintings from art dealers gallery. Wrecked dairy shop carry on business. Women do shopping. People remove furniture from flats into street following bomb attack by German Luftwaffe aircraft.
Light and heavy British civil defence rescue squad men, with party leader Warwick directing operations after German aircraft blitz bomb attack during World War II in London, England. Light and heavy rescue squad workers at work. Warwick directs colleague. Butler stands nearby bucket as it is filled with debris. Some workers wear helmets with letters "HR" on them denoting Heavy Rescue. Rescue worker finds a casualty. Smith with hands on knees watching. Men watch. Views as rescue workers remove the dead body from debris and wrap it in a shroud.
Ambulances and rescue parties at work after bomb attack during World War II in London, England. View of field hospital operations for receiving wounded following German blitz aircraft bombing attacks. Nurses straighten out hospital ward and prepare bedding and bandages.
View of pilot, Captain Robert K, Morgan, in cockpit of the B-17 bomber "Memphis Belle," as it lands at air field, RAF Bassingbourn, England after a successful air strike against German target during World War II. View of landing gear coming down and touching down on the runway. This is the 25th successful bombing mission for the Memphis Belle. Crewmen wave as the plane taxis along the runway. Crewman jumps from the plane and kisses the ground. Captain Morgan and his crew celebrate with other fliers who greet them. A Sergent paints the 25th bomb on the fuselage of the plane.
Franklin Knox, U.S. Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) shakes hands with U.S. Navy Admiral Harold Stark, Commander of U.S. Naval Forces in Europe, British Vice-Admiral Sir Bertram H Ramsay, and other British and American naval officers, after visiting them in Stark's headquarters at 20 Grosvenor Square, London, England, during World War 2. Secretary Knox enters a car. Scene shifts to an RAF airfield where Secretary Knox stands with Admiral Stark and two military aides,near the wing of a U.S. Army Air Forces C-47 airplane. Stark and Knox stand together and then Knox bids Stark goodbye, as he prepares to board the C-47 airplane. Admiral Stark salutes as Secretary Knox climbs aboard the plane. Admiral Stark and aides wave goodbye as the aircraft taxis out. Several members of British Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) walk across the airfield ramp, as the C-47 taxis out for takeoff