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British soldiers fire antiaircraft guns at a German observation airplane in Busigny, Nord, France.

The sixth section battery 'F' antiaircraft service of the British Expeditionary Forces in action in Busigny, Nord, France during World War I. The battery in action against a German observation airplane. Two antiaircraft guns are mounted on World War I vintage trucks which are jacked up on blocks and are leveled with leveling screw jacks. Soldiers standing nearby. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)

Location: Busigny Nord France
Date: 1918
Duration: 26 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675051063
German biplane preparing for a mission. Aerial views of Verdun. German troops subject to British artillery barrage.

German pilots prepare to fly a mission in a Rumpler C.IV two-place biplane during World War I. German armorers stow small bombs in the rear cockpit, and mount a large one underneath the airplane. Scene shifts to pilot in cockpit as he taxis along an airfield. Skull and cross bones is painted on side of the airplane fuselage. A parabellum machine guns sits in the empty rear cockpit. Sequence shifts to aerial views of a city from a reconnaissance airplane, at 1000 meters altitude. Among things seen are a river and an impressive building (possibly a cathedral). Views of photographer taking pictures from the rear cockpit, while the airplane is in flight. Aerial views of the city of Verdun and of battles taking place in no-man's land. (indicated by smoke rising). At this point, a sequence shot by an intrepid German combat photographer, from the battle of the Somme,is inserted. It shows trenches subject to an intense British artillery barrage. The German troops are seen fleeing from their trenches and running to escape the bombardment. Some extremely heavy explosions occur on the German positions. (Note: a slate erroneously characterizes the running German soldiers as advancing.)

Location: France
Date: 1916
Duration: 4 min 9 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675051093
British royalty visit Washington DC in June, 1939, at the invitation of President Franklin D. Roosevelt

Opening scene shows a military parade along Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC, in honor of the visit of British King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The parade is led by a contingent of mounted Army cavalry. Spectators line the sidewalks. The Capitol building is clearly visible in the background. Closeup of Cavalry passing the camera. Closeup of King George VI with President Roosevelt conversing in an open automobile. Both are formally dressed. The President wears a top hat. Riding in the back of a car are First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt and Queen Elizabeth, together with a Navy officer. Next, seen posing on the porch of the Roosevelt family home, Springwood, at Hyde Park, New York, are: First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt; King George VI; the President's mother, Sara Ann Delano Roosevelt; Queen Elizabeth; and President Roosevelt. Camera pans in closeup across the group, as they engage in friendly conversation.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1939, June
Duration: 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675051600
British and American military leaders personnel pose in a room during the Quebec Conference of World War II

Fifteen to twenty military caps on a rack. Allied Military leaders pose, including General Omar N Bradley, General Henry H Arnold, Admiral William D Leahy and Mr Anthony Eden, British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Other military leaders seen include Lord Louis Mountbatten, Admiral Dudley Pound, General Sir Alan Brooke, Sir Charles Portal, General Hastings Ismay, Admiral Percy W. Nelles , Lieutenant General Kenneth Stuart, Field Marshall Sir John Dill, Admiral E.J. King, General George Marshall. Generals seated around table at the Quebec Conference.

Location: Quebec Canada
Date: 1943, August
Duration: 29 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675051784
British Medical corpsmen attend to German prisoners in Italy.

British Medical corpsmen attend to German prisoners who survived LST (Landing Ship, Tank) foundering on Italian coast. (World War II period).

Location: Italy
Date: 1944, February 26
Duration: 16 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675051838
Herbert Plumer, British High Commissioner for Palestine, and his wife, Annie during ceremonies.

Field Marshal Herbert Charles Onslow Plumer, High Commissioner of the British Mandate for Palestine, and his wife, Annie Constance Goss Plumer, appear on a dais. High Commissioner Plumer inspects troops lined up in a Guard of Honor

Location: Jerusalem Palestine
Date: 1926
Duration: 27 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675052002
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