View of Rathaus Schöneberg (John-F.-Kennedy-Platz, 10825 Berlin, Germany), the Government seat of West Berlin. Two women enter a store along Kurfürstendamm. 'Radiogerate Aller Fabrikate' written on Phillips Radio building at Ansbacher Street in the British zone of Berlin. Berliner bank along Kurfürstendamm in Charlottenburg.
The war ship 'Koening Albert' sunk by Germans at Seapa Flow. The ship is raised by British engineers at Rosyth in Scotland. The ship is towed to ship breaker's yard to be taken apart for junk.
A British jet plane sets a new speed record in London. Captain Wilson pilots the plane. A camera is set to take pictures of the jet plane. Several other planes in the background. The jet plane in flight.
British car manufacturer, Rover Company, demonstrates the world's first gas turbine car, JET 1, by driving it 140 miles per hour on the Jabekke highway in Belgium, under the auspices of the Royal Automobile Club of Belgium. Officials of that organization occupy a monitoring van. View from overhead of gas turbine car speeding towards camera. Driver is interviewed, while sitting in the car. View of helmeted driver running the turbine car at a higher speed, of 153 miles per hour, a world's record for a gas turbine car. View from above of the car speeding away from the camera.
Military Training Film 'Identification of Aircraft, The Spitfire'. Two British fighter aircraft Spitfire take off. RAF Spitfire planes in flight. Hangar on the air base in the background. Pilots in the background. Recognizable features of the fighter aircraft Spitfire. The Spitfire can be recognized by its elliptical wings, rounded tail, flat structure on top, single radiator, nose and small cockpit area with a curved roof. The plane lands, two ground crew members rush towards the plane and hold the wing.
The British armed steamer "Parkgate" is seen from the deck of the German U-35, U-Boat, under command of Captain Lothar von Arnauld de la Periereon, on April 4, 1917, during World War 1. The Parkgate has been forced to heave to in the Mediterranean Sea, between Malta and Gibraltar, following a gun battle with the U-boat. Members of the Parkgate crew come alongside the U-boat in lifeboats. An officer of the Parkgate presents the ship's papers to the U-35 Captain, on the conning tower of the U-boat. Next, the Captain of the Parkgate is seen being taken captive, and an explosives team from the U-boat rows to the Parkgate to set demolition charges that will help sink her. the U-boat crew fires their deck gun to strike the Parkgate low at the waterline. She begins to take on water and list. Her 7.6 cm gun can be seen on the stern of the Parkgate. In final stages, the Parkgate's bow tilts upwards and she sinks, with a large detonation as her boilers explode. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
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