Period dramatization: RAF Vickers Wellington OJ-F 'F for Freddie' flies back to the United Kingdom after successfully bombing its target in Germany during World War 2. View of bomber gunner through canopy while firing. German anti-aircraft artillery firing at night. Inside Vickers Wellington bomber as it is hit. Crew member falling to floor of aircraft. Bomber pilot in cockpit struggling to fly while radioing, "OK chaps, don't worry, everything's alright...anybody hurt?" Bomber pilot changing positions with copilot during flight. A RAF officer exits radio room at RAF Mildenhall and submits a message to fellow officer. RAF officers consult a map at RAF Mildenhall. Bomber commander tends to a radioman’s injured leg onboard while in flight. Bomber propeller spinning at night as pilot is in cockpit. View of Vickers Wellington oil gauge. Copilot notes to commander that "oil pressure is dropping." Vickers Wellington bomber begins descent. RAF officer smoking a pipe at RAF Mildenhall while observing a map. RAF officer radios, saying “control calling, how is the weather please?” View of PA speaker at control headquarters with voice heard over radio saying, "visibility is down to 500 yards." RAF officer, smoking a pipe, says “Hmm I was afraid of that."
Air raid siren sounding. British citizens take shelter during The Blitz in World War II. A British Home Guard runs to warn people to take shelter. German bombers flying for Blitzkrieg. A child looks up to the sky for German bombers before being snatched by his mother. British soldiers rush to man anti-aircraft artillery. The name "Popeye" painted on artillery. A farmer plowing his field, looking up for bombers. An RAF solider rings a with words written on it, “Don’t come and tell. Ring this like “HELL”!”. RAF pilots rush to their Spitfire fighter planes. Close up of propellers spinning and exhaust smoke as Spitfire planes take off from airfield. A Spitfire fires at a Heinkel He 111 bomber. Heinkel He 111 bomber tailfin explodes from Spitfire strafing. A downed German bomber falls into the English Channel. Wreckage of downed German bombers in England. Palace of Westminster (Westminster, London SW1A 0AA, United Kingdom) at sunset. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill give alms to a woman, raises his hat. Hands adjusting a slide rule. View of early radar tower.
British response to Germany's successive attack on England during World War II Battle of Britain. A British soldier walks along a mesh wire fence. Soldiers hold guns. Soldiers and officers stand in front of parked aircraft. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Winston Churchill, with other officers walks past the airplanes. War production workers at work inside an ordnance factory. A man stands leaning against a wall. People in London. A man sits in a car and lights a cigar for another man. Ships at a sea. Wide, elevated scenes of buildings and landmarks in London. The flag of England being hoisted. Soldiers with artillery gun and the barrel is raised.
War damage in London, England during World War II following aerial blitz bombing by German Luftwaffe. An aerial view of the bomb-damaged city. A view of the destroyed city from Saint Paul's Cathedral gallery (St. Paul's Churchyard, London EC4M 8AD, United Kingdom) looking northwest over the city fire damage. Ruins of buildings. Smoke rises in the foreground.
"British and Russian forces occupy Iran " Anglo Soviet troops loaded in armored troop carriers move on the streets of Tehran as local people look on. Tanks roll out and soldiers and officers of the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom meet each other and shake hands. (World War II period).
Former U.S. Ambassador to the Court of St James (United Kingdom) Joseph Kennedy testifies on Britain's wartime situation before House Foreign Affairs Committee conducting hearings related to House Bill 1776 (Lend Lease) in Washington DC during World War II. Kennedy replies upon being questioned about wartime situation in Britain. He speaks about destruction of ships and says that the situation in Britain is critical since fall of France. Crowd seated.