Edgar Faure, President of the French Council of Ministers, arrives at the Élysée Palace (55 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris, France). He steps from his car and walks up the steps of the building. Cameramen photograph him. The occasion is the Government's decision to dissolve the French National Assembly and proceed to quick elections. A clock shows hands approaching midnight. President Faure is accosted by numerous members of the press as he leaves the building.
Aerial views from aircraft flying over McMurdo Sound in Antarctica. Convair 340 aircraft parked in blowing snow. Three men, in parkas, walk in blowing snow. A D-8 Weasel tractor backing up as men shovel snow in its path. Two geologists examine a piece of rock through a magnifying glass. A man looks through a microscope. A man in heavy parka and cold weather gear, walks on snow. Two meterolologists release and track a weather balloon. A man feeds penguins.
A film highlights U.S. 8th Air Force activities and U.S. Army Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bombers in England during World War II. B-17s parked in a parking area. A wounded U.S. pilot is removed from an airplane and is helped into an ambulance.
U.S. 8th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bombers over Europe during World War II. Interiors of a B-17 shows a turret revolving. Twin 50 caliber nose guns. A formation of B-17s over Europe. A gunner prepares to arm guns. A side blister gun. A doll sitting on pilot's glare shield. Bomb strikes on a target area. Smoke rises from explosions.
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom meet and speak with crew of B-17, "Memphis Belle," after completion of 25 bombing missions, during World War Two. A convoy of cars including the Rolls Royce Phantom arrive at an airfield carrying the King and Queen and other officials. King George speaks with the crew. Honor Guard presents arms during the Royal Party's arrival. The crew lined up in front of the "Memphis Belle." The King and the Queen speak with both air and ground crews of the B-17.
A U.S. Army Air Force C-45 Expeditor aircraft taxis up and parks near an Honor Guard. Lieutenant General Jacob L. Devers, Commander of U.S. Army Forces in Europe, steps from the aircraft (which displays "V" tail code usually associated with the XXI Bomber Command, 499th Bomb Group). Members of his party, including Major General Ira Eaker, Commander if the U.S. 8th Air Force, and a British civilian official (Member of Parliament?) stand near the airplane as General Devers inspects the honor guard. General Devers then leads the party to where a group of American Air Corps officers is standing. Devers stands aside while General Eaker and the British official and the other members of their party meet and greet the Air Corps officers. (World War II period).
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