Wilbur Wright makes a world's altitude record by rising 360 feet at Le Mans, France. Airplane flies in sky. High altitude view of snow covered mountains. Aerial view of snow covered fields, trees and mountains.
A wedding ceremony in Le Meuse, France. Exteriors of a church. Aerial view of people gathered outside the church. A newly married couple comes out of the church. The bride meets a woman holding a boy. The boy cries. Couples dance. The couple kisses. A photographer in the background.
German troops in France during World War 2. A map depicts Frankreich (France). A sign at a line of demarcation reads 'Demarkationslinie'. A soldier checks the time in his watch. German tanks, trucks, and motorized infantry enter the former "Zone libre," effectively ending its free status and militarily occupying it. They roll through French villages toward the South Coast of France. The convoy crosses a check post. The convoy on a long winding road through hills. German forces enter the city of Narbonne. Soldiers and tanks on the city streets. Shops on a sidewalk. Civilians including children watch the Germans. Soldiers sit, read and rest. Military vehicles on a tree flanked path. Children look around. Soldiers seated in a line on a railing. Military equipment in rail carriages. A sign for Marseille. The convoy enters the city. Civilians watch the convoy. Tanks on the streets. Soldiers on tanks as they cross the triumphal arch Porte d'Aix (Porte Royale) in the city.
Germany and German occupied France during World War II. Germany: German engineers repair a railway bridge. The men weld and assemble parts. German officers inspect the bridge. A train crosses the bridge. The German officers watch. In Paris: Trucks are assembled at the Citroen automobile plant. Men assemble truck engines. A woman works on a truck. Trucks on the assembly line.
Outtakes from the Memphis Belle documentary movie. B-17 planes returns after conducting combat missions in France. Large formation of B-17s in sky. Various crew members relax on way home from mission. B-17 taxis on airfield in England. Tower operator operates flash signal gun. B-17s taxis on runway.
U.S. Army Air Forces B-17s of the 8th Air Force, return after the first raid on Rouen, France during World War 2. Several U.S. Army Air Forces B-17 aircraft are seen coming in to land at an airfield in England. Brigadier General Ira Eaker who personally flew the B-17 "Yankee Doodle," to lead this mission, jumps from the aircraft and shakes hands with Major General Carl Spaatz, Commander of the 8th Air Force. (Other crew members of the B-17 "Yankee Doodle" are seen quietly leaving their aircraft.) Later, Eaker, smoking a cigar, is interviewed by a group of civilian and U.S. Army reporters.