British troops carrying two captured German 9.15cm Light Trench Mortars, in the Battle of the Somme, during World War 1. They place them on the ground where an officer examines them and British gunner demonstrates how they work. At La Boiselle, France, British artillerymen, with horses, pull captured German 77mm field guns and limbers. One of the captured guns is seen with writing on it in chalk reading: "Captured by 7th Division."
British Royal Navy Supermarine Attacker F1 aircraft is seen approaching to land on the U.S. Aircraft Carrier, USS Antietam (CVA-36) during British Navy practice carrier operations using her angled flight deck, in 1953. Anti-aircraft guns on the Antietam are seen in foreground. The aircraft bounces upon touchdown and immediately continues in a touch and go landing. Another (or the same) Supermarine aircraft repeats a similar touch and go landing. A third British Attacker aircraft approaches to land, but rounds out too high and simply goes around. The next one seen executes a perfect touch and go but the one behind it fails to "touch" before continuing, as does the next one trying a touch and go. The next one makes a smooth touch down before proceeding to go. The final scene shows a Supermarine Attacker F1 aircraft touching down and staying there, in a full stop landing employing arresting gear.
British Spitfire fighters take off from a convoy of Allied ships to attack German aircraft in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II. Men aboard an aircraft carrier. British Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter planes are parked onboard the aircraft carrier. A naval officer gives out order to fire at enemy. A British soldier adjusts a rocket artillery into position. RAF Supermarine Spitfire fighter planes take off from the aircraft carrier to attack U-boats. Explosions occur at sea. German Heinkel 111 bomber aircraft dropping bombs. A Nazi plane shot down. Smoke rises from the coast. Fleet of aircraft carriers underway at sea. Spitfire fighters come in for landing. Mechanics push the Spitfire fighter into place.
Atlantic Charter Conference during World War II. Highest ranking British and American Admirals and Generals aboard Royal Navy battleship, HMS Prince of Wales. Among those present are; U.S. Admiral Ernest J. King; U.S. Army General George C. Marshall; British Army General Sir John Dill; U.S. Admiral Harold R. Stark; British Admiral Sir Dudley Pound.
British artillery of World War II ready for operation during Battle of Britain. A British soldier looks through binoculars from behind sandbag mounds. Soldiers work on a telescope. They look through a sighter. Men at a British antiaircraft gun. Soldiers operate a radio transmitter as barrage balloons fly over head.
Queen Elizabeth II visits the British industries fair in Birmingham, England. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and members of the Royal family, visit the fair. The President of the British Board of Trade welcomes Queen Elizabeth II. They are shown a miniature model of the Queen's coronation chair. The miniature coronation chair even has a removable Stone of Scone. Prince Richard (Richard Alexander Walter George), and Prince William (William Henry Andrew Frederick), the sons of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, are seen viewing mechanical models of cars. Sir Miles Thomas, Chairman of British Overseas Airways greets the Royal guests and shows them an aircraft model of the Comet jet liner, the world's fastest passenger plane.
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