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British forces attack V-1 flying bombs in skies over England; scenes of bomb damage from V-1 attacks.

British anti aircraft guns fire at German V-1 flying bombs and shoot them out of the skies in London, England. Air raid warden spotter looks at the sky. Barrage balloons suspend in air above the city. A V-1 falls to earth and explodes after being caught in the line of a barrage balloon. Aerial point of view shot from an Allied aircraft (narrator says a Tempest or Mustang or Spitfire aircraft) as it tracks and fires on a V-1 Flying Bomb in flight, and the V-1 explodes in mid air. British soldiers look through their binoculars. British civilians watch V-1 bombs flying overhead, including farmers working in fields, and a group of British women in bathing suits beside a river, who then jump in the water after seeing the V-1 in the sky overhead. A young woman in a British city races with a baby carriage or pram toward an apartment building and quickly grabs her baby to head inside as a V-1 is spotted in the British sky. Two road workers look up at the sky; a teenage girl looks up at the sky. Elevated view in London with visible smoke plume rising from a V-1 strike location. View of various bombed sections of the city from V-1 attacks, including rubble of schools, hospitals, churches, and homes. Civilians help in clearing the rubble. A nurse treats a wounded old woman. Two children walk through the rubble of a bombed building. Heavy equipment in use clearing rubble of a destroyed building. The equipment has a sign that reads, "L.C.C. War Debris Survey. P-40." (World War II period). A man shovels debris in a destroyed home beside a telephone still sitting on a telephone stand in the home, with its receiver off the hook. Man guides heavy debris bucket from crane and dumps it into a waiting truck. Many scenes of open skeletons of buildings with twisted rubble, missing walls and roofs. A nurse treats the bandaged face of a woman patient in a bed. A British teenage girl and a young boy walk, holding hands, through rubble of a destroyed neighborhood of homes.

Date: 1945
Duration: 5 min 2 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675029034
News of President Franklin D.Roosevelt's death in London, England.

Three U.S. soldiers read a Daily Express newspaper at Grosvenor Square in London. The newspaper's headline announces the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. American flags can be seen hoisted at half mast on prominent government buildings like the U.S. Embassy, American Red Cross Rainbow building and others. U.S. soldiers and British civilians read newspapers at Leicester Square with Daily News headline, "Roosevelt Dead." American and British flags hoisted at half mast over other city buildings. Two U.S. soldiers look at a paper enclosed in a glass frame, showing picture of President Roosevelt and Vice President Harry S Truman. (World War II period).

Date: 1945, April 13
Duration: 1 min 34 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675029055
Westminster Abbey in London. Flags at half mast mourning death of American president and ally, Franklin D. Roosevelt

Exterior view of the Westminster Abbey (Dean's Yard, London SW1P 3PA, United Kingdom) at Westminster in London. Shows soldiers and civilians leaving and entering Westminster Abbey. American and British flags hoisted at half-mast from a building's balcony, honoring the death of United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt. (World War II period).

Date: 1945, April 13
Duration: 1 min 5 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675029056
Crowd in Piccadilly Circus, London assembled to celebrate the V-E Day of Allied victory over Germany in World War II.

A huge crowd in Piccadilly Circus, London assembled at night to celebrate the V-E Day. People celebrate the victory of Allied Forces over Germany in World War II. American soldiers and British civilians drink from bottle and dance on streets. signs on a building read: "Buy Savings Stamps"and "Support yir Savings Group." Allied servicemen and British civilian women dance in a circle. After dark near end of film, some celebrants set a bonfire.

Date: 1945, May 8
Duration: 3 min 14 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675036698
A British jet plane sets a new speed record in London

A British jet plane sets a new speed record in London. Captain Wilson pilots the plane. A camera is set to take pictures of the jet plane. Several other planes in the background. The jet plane in flight.

Date: 1945, November 13
Duration: 60 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675041339
Londoners celebrate the end of war in Europe during World War II.

Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day) celebrations during World War 2 in London, England. Celebrating Londoners watch two Norwegian soldiers waving their national flags from a monument upon which they climbed. Two American soldiers walk carrying American flags. British people gather at news stand where paper headline reads: "ALL OVER." Perfume company adverisement unfolds under Allied flags. Several women wearing colorful fez hats walk together.

Date: 1945, May 8
Duration: 45 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675048979