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General Eisenhower and Prime Minister Churchill visit the 101st Airborne Division in England during World War II
While visiting the U.S. 101st Airborne Division, at RAF Welford in Berkshire, England, in World War 2, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and General Eisenhower, inspect the inside of a British Horsa glider. Eisenhower steps down from the cabin as Brigadier General Maxwell Taylor, Commander of the 101st, assists Prime Minister Churchill down the steps. Churchill then peers into the open back of a U.S. CG-4A glider. He stops to look at paratrooper rations displayed on a table, as Brigadier General Anthony C. McAuliffe explains them. Churchill and Eisenhower then review formation of paratroopers, accompanied by Brigadier Maxwell Taylor, and followed by Brigadier General Don F. Pratt. They walk among the troopers, one of whom is a British paratrooper. The Generals salute as they pass the unit colors. Further on they pass a color guard and the Generals salute, as Churchill removes his hat. Churchill is seen at a microphone. Change of scene shows C-47s flying overhead with paratroopers descending and spectators watching them. another view of Churchill and Eisenhower entering Dodge 3/4-ton T214 vehicle, after the paratroop drop, and driving among troops seen in combat positions on the field.
Winston Churchill and General Eisenhower visit 101st Airborne at Welford airfield, Berkshire, England (WW2)
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and United States General Dwight D. Eisenhower meets Brigadier General Maxwell D. Taylor and inspect the United States 101st Airborne Division in England during World War II. A staff car with the British and American flags arrives on the Welford airfield, Berkshire, England. General Dwight D Eisenhower and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill alight from the staff car after an attendant opens the car door. Prime Minister Churchill and General Eisenhower meets with military officers as they walk in the airfield. Prime Minister Churchill salutes and shake hands with Brigadier General Maxwell D. Taylor. A band plays while Prime Minister Churchill and General Eisenhower review the 101st Airborne Division troops with its Commander, Brigadier General Taylor. Two soldiers hold flags. Prime Minister Churchill, Generals Eisenhower and Taylor review the troops by walking amongst them. General Eisenhower uses binoculars to watch paratroopers jumping from C-47 planes during a mass demonstration. Hundreds of paratroopers with parachutes fall to the airfield. Prime Minister Churchill and General Eisenhower get in a car. Army vehicles driving away.
Formation of transport planes fly overhead at RAF Newbury (WW2)
Allied transport aircraft fly overhead at RAF Newbury in Berkshire, England during World War II. The transport planes release gliders. A Waco CG-4 Hadrian military glider bank as it lands on the airfield. Various military planes parked in the background. A formation of transport planes fly overhead. A British Airspeed AS.51 Horsa military transport glider. C-47 Skytrain transport plane tows a glider during takeoff.
American soldiers unload and transport supplies at RAF Newbury in England (WW2)
U.S. Army troops unload supplies from a United States Army glider at RAF Newbury in Berkshire, England during World War II. The soldiers place boxes of supplies on the back of a cart. A Jeep towing a cart drives past a glider “Nancy the Third”. A Jeep drives, towing a cart away from the glider. The soldiers pick up supplies and unload them from the cart. Military Jeeps and vehicles driving on forested road.