Atlantic conference during World War II. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill delivers a speech to the crew of the Royal Navy battleship Prince of Wales. Royal Navy sailors lined up on the flight deck as Prime Minister speaks after the Atlantic Conference with President Roosevelt.
Atlantic conference during World War II. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrives after the Atlantic Conference and disembarks from the Royal Navy battleship Prince of Wales at Scapa Flow in Scotland. He takes off his hat and waves to the sailors on board the ship. Sailors on the deck wave back at the Prime Minister.
Atlantic Conference during World War II. British Battleship, HMS Prince of Wales, underway at sea headed to the Atlantic Conference. Bow of the ship as rough sea breaks over it. Water washes forward deck of the ship. Men in foul weather gear on deck. Brief views of some of the ships heavy guns.
Aftermath of London blitz bombings by Nazis during Battle of Britain in World War II. Lord Halifax stands near a car with rubble in the background. He visits damaged houses in East End of London following night blitzkrieg raids by German Luftwaffe. British people on the side walk. Men clear pieces of broken glasses from the side walk. Firemen spray water with fire hoses to extinguish fire.
British Tank Regiment. Men of the regiment lined up as Sultan Said Bin Taimur of Oman and Muscat review the troops. Tanks lined up. Tanks in a maneuver. Sultan gets aboard a tank as a man helps him.
The British Overseas Airways Company (BOAC) receives their first delivery of the de Havilland Comet, the world’s first commercial jetliner. Employees working at de Havilland gather to witness the departure of the aircraft from the company’s Hatfield airfield aerodrome (Hatfield, Hertfordshire; 3NM NE of St Albans). The de Havilland chief test pilot, John "Cats Eyes" Cunningham, climbs the airstair to board the aircraft. The BOAC de Havilland Comet airplane, registered G-ALYP ("Yoke Peter"), taxis for takeoff. The de Havilland Comet airplane takes off from the airfield. The Comet jet airplane in flight.
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