Royal Air force aircraft shadow factory at work during World War 2. A dignitary gets off a plane. He along with other important persons inspects finished Royal Air Force aircraft lined up. Dignitaries visit the aircraft factory. They get some information about the manufacturing process as they speak to the workers. Men work at machines in the factory. A fighter aircraft pulled out of a hangar. Dignitaries watch the aircraft in flight.
British preparedness for German Luftwaffe attacks during Battle of Britain in World War 2. A British barrage balloon being inflated. Balloon suspended from ropes floats in air. Balloon attached with a string to a jeep. Barrage balloon in flight as dignitaries look on.
Aftermath of early German blitzkrieg bombings in England during the Battle of Britain in World War 2. King George VI and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill inspect damage and seek to raise morale of citizens. Two British citizens stand in the doorway of an Anderson Shelter air raid shelter, unharmed, with much debris from a bombing around them. Crowd gathers to look at the dignitaries. Churchill, smoking a cigar, talks to fire fighters who have hoses trained on a building fire. Ruined buildings and debris on street. A car rammed into the debris.
Aftermath of Nazi blitz bombings on London, England during World War 2. Debris piled up. People in a street. A bombed house as smoke rises from it. Auxiliary Fire Service sprays water to extinguish fire. ARP men clear away rubble.
British aviation manufacturer de Havilland unveils the prototype of the DH106 Comet 3, a jetliner model derived from the earlier DH106 Comet 1 and 2. The Comet 3 (G-ANLO) reverses into place on the tarmac of de Havilland’s H Hatfield Airfield in Hertfordshire, England. The Comet 3’s tail displays the aircraft identifier (G-ANLO) and the British Union Jack flag.
A victory celebration in Wiesbaden Germany near the end of World War 2 in Europe. Mostly Russian Displaced Persons (DPs) carrying Russian flags gather in a street in Wiesbaden, Germany to celebrate the Allied victory over Germany. A band plays at the center of the people as men stand around. Russian women march. (See also prior clip clarifying April date, despite slate in this clip stating February.)
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