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A British RAF instructor teaches pilots about the attack methods to be used against B-29-like aircraft
British Fighter Tactics against B-29 aircraft (of potential belligerent nations), using the U.S. Army air Forces B-29 Superfortress in England as a model. A British instructor addresses the group on attacking B-29 bombing formations. British Royal Air Force (RAF) pilots listen to a lecture. Instructor holds models of British Mentor Jet fighter in positions above a model of B-29. He shows a further attack against the B-29 through models. The instructor instructs the pilots about the attack methods used by the British Vampire and Meteor fighter against B-29s. (World War II period).
American airmen at an airbase in England.
Victory in Europe Day celebrations, World War II in London, England. American airmen walk, some of them along with their bicycles walk on an air base. B-17 bombers parked at the base in far background.
British soldiers march at a ceremony in England to celebrate the end of World War II.
Victory in Europe Day celebrations, World War II in England. American airmen march past a hangar ( in which a B-17 bomber can be seen) as others look on. A military band plays as it marches in a field. Airmen at a parade. An airman carries the American flag and military band plays.
Operations of United States 8th Air Force 492nd Bomb Group in England during World War II.
Operation Carpetbagger by the 492nd Bomb Group of United States 8th Air Force during World War II. View of automobile traffic on a London Street. London "Carpetbaggers" personnel working at the London headquarters of United States Army Air Forces 8th Air Force. At Harrington field men load supplies on trucks for French resistance forces (Maquis, FFI). Men workout the daily packing schedule. Men pack guns, grenades, machine guns and other ammunitions. Special H containers and C containers for loading 303 ammunition. Boots, socks being packed. Gasoline Jerry cans being put in containers. Men place guns in containers. Instructions in French also placed with the supplies for the French resistance forces. Men pack explosives and radio sets. Medical supplies put in baskets. Harness and parachute shops in Holmes where men attach parachutes to containers. Packages being transported to airfield for dropping to the targets. A man on a telephone informs about the daily supplies to Special Forces headquarters in London. S-2, an intelligence officer forwards the list received from London. A man plots the target area on a map. In the weather room detailed map of the area is being prepared. Officers make a selection of the targets. S-2 informs the headquarters about the route of the planes. Supplies being loaded onto United States B-24 aircraft specially configured to carry and drop the containers using the bomb rack system in the aircraft. Flight crew is briefed before the operation. Chief Navigator talks about the course to be taken by the planes and the targets to be hit. Pilots work on a flight plan. Aircraft take off. An officer reports about the take off of the aircraft to the 8th Air Force headquarters.
President Edvard Beneš reviews troops in England before returning to to Czechoslovakia after seven years of exile.
President of Czechoslovakia Dr. Edvard Beneš returns to his homeland after spending seven years in exile in World War II. A car pulls up and Czech President gets off the car in England. President Beneš reviews Czechoslovakian troops at an airport as he leaves for his homeland after seven years in exile. Beneš boards an aircraft, and it takes off.
Air Sea Rescue aircraft U.S. PBY Catalina flying boat escorted by P-47 Thunderbolts to England during World War II.
A dramatization detailing the rescue by ASR (Air Sea Rescue) aircraft of a damaged B-24 Liberator bomber in European Theater during World War II. A B-24 bomber with number 2 engine shut down, in flight over water. Pilot of B-24 contacts ASR control room based in England. ASR controller contacts U.S. P-47 Thunderbolt fighters patrolling over sea. P-47s escort the B-24 to airbase in England. ASR methods showing PBY taxiing on water, high speed motor boat underway, and dinghies dropped by means of parachute from P-47s.