Allied air force and navy raid Japanese targets in the Pacific Theater and German positions on the European Front, during World War II. British aircraft carriers in the Indian Ocean. Airmen and sailors aboard attach bombs and prepare planes for a raid on Japan. Planes take off from the strip of carrier one after the other. Navigator makes plans for returning the planes. The planes land on the strip after completing the mission. Large guns on the ships. British 8th Air Force raids Nazi supply lines on the European Front. Immense smoke rises by the bombs dropped on Nazi positions. A German fighter plane shot in air by Allied warplane.
Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Phillip of Britain on his visit to South America on a mission for the British Government. He visits remains of the ancient Inca tribe with other dignitaries. Women and children of Inca origin in traditional dresses during his visit. Duke during a ceremony at Bolivia's British owned tin mine. A large crowd welcomes Prince Phillip and a native woman hugs him. Crowd of natives follows his motorcade driving on roads of a city.
The German Army attacks British positions in Africa during World War II. Visiting Japanese officers deplane at a German airstrip in Sicily, Italy. German and Japanese military officers greet each other. Troops and equipment loaded into German Junkers Ju 52 transport aircraft. The transport aircraft fly troops reinforcements to Axis forces in North Africa. Troops in the aircraft. Aerial view of a field as the aircraft approach for landing. A soldier looks out of an aircraft. The aircraft stationed on the field. Luftwaffe General Albert Kesselring inspects German air units. German bombers including Junkers Ju 87 dive bombers escorted by Italian fighters take off. The aircraft in flight. They bomb a British supply dump. Junkers Ju 87s dive and bomb the target at Tobruk.
Punjabs of 8th Indian Division, British XIII attached to United States 5th Army advance through the valley and up the slope in a mock attack. Indian troops fire Bren guns, rifles and toss hand grenades. Native troops crawl forward. A medic gives aid to a man hit by shrapnel. Native troops fire British mortar and white phosphorus shells explode. (World War II period).
Activities of the Allies in the European Theater during World War II. Officers and prisoners walk up a gangway aboard an Allied ship. Wounded German prisoners being brought aboard the ship heading for France. Bombs being loaded aboard a Royal Air Force (RAF) Short Stirling bomber at an airbase in the UK. A flight crew boards the aircraft and is in the cockpit. A gunner at a mounted machine gun aboard the airplane. A captured German Ju-88 aircraft being performance tested at an air base in England. Near head-on view of the JU-88 taking off. View of tail rising as it gains speed and is about to break ground. Views of the JU-88 in flight over the airdrome. A RAF Hawker Hurricane takes off. The aircraft in flight. The aircraft attacks a Nazi ship in the North Sea. Explosions occur at the sea. A Nazi U boat being captured by a RAF Coastal Command airplane. The British flag flies aboard the German submarine. The German captain of the U-boat seen up close with grim expression on his face. British civilians on dock in harbor wave their hats and cheer as the captured U-boat approaches the dock.
British destroyers battle German U boats and aircraft in North Atlantic during World War II. Depth charges launched by destroyers. One German aircraft downed. One British destroyer is torpedoed and seriously damaged. Crew abandons ship, except for volunteer crewmen who bring the stricken vessel safely to port.
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