Reverend Roelif Brooks blesses parishioners’ gifts for war relief, at a Sunday Service in Saint Thomas Episcopal Church (Saint Thomas Church 1 West 53rd Street New York, NY 10019) in New York City, United States. He prays to God to bless the offerings of people non- military aid which will reach Britain through 'Bundles For Britain Service' in World War II. A procession of men and boys in church choir passes the altar. Color Guard of British Legion presents the flag of the Empire followed by procession of flags past the altar.
Armistice Day celebration in Paris. Soldiers, women and others pose. One young woman wears a soldiers cap. Huge crowd gathered on either side of road. The streets are crowded with people who do a snake dance in the Avenue de l'Opera. Several men and women stand in a group on stairs. A woman carries flags. People cheer. Automobiles, carrying people on their roofs, pass through the street. Cars, horse drawn wagon and other automobiles on the street. World War 1 Allied soldiers pose on a step with a woman holding Crossed British and French flags. They remove their hats and wave. Celebrants ride on running boards of cars carrying flags. A group of women marches with arms linked together, shouting and smiling. Every kind of vehicle joins in the moving celebration and crowds swarm about them on the happy occasion.
Paris Air Show. Supersonic Aerospatiale-BAC (British Aircraft Corporation) Concorde takes off. Buildings in the background.
Paris Air Show. Spectators in exhibit area view aircraft. Of particular note are the British-French supersonic transport plane (Concorde) and the Soviet supersonic transport plane (TU-144) seen fairly close to each other. Soviet Aeroflot aircraft including TU-144, IL-62, YAK-40, AN-24, TU-154, MIL V-12, MI-8, IL-76 seen in the exhibition. U.S. Navy aircraft P-3C, A-7 D attack aircraft, transport aircraft C-5A, A-300 Airbus model are some of the planes in exhibition. Crowds are seen streaming through the cargo hold of the giant Lockheed C-5A. Galaxy aircraft of the 437th Military Airlift Wing of the United States Air Force Military Airlift Command.
Wright Brothers plane "Kitty Hawk" is catapulted by old fashioned catapult. Men gathered near it. Two men hold model of flying boat NC-4. They test the effect of wind on the model in a wind tunnel. U.S. Navy men parade. Huge crowd gathered to watch the parade. Stern of the U.S. Navy Transport ship USS George Washington. Men on stern wave. Fleet underway. Civilians with old aircrafts in view. Old British sea plane goes overboard. NC-4 and its crew members in it. Admiral stands nearby.
Flying boat NC-4 pushed down the wooden seaplane ramp into the water. NC-4 in flight. NC-4 in tow by navy motor launch. Navy officers and Priest. NC-4 covers a large area. A news headline reads about the British welcome the NC-4 receives in Plymouth. A car with flowers piled on it comes down the road. People walk alongside. A bi-plane is launched from deck of ship. Float plane on catapult. An amphibian plane goes in water. Amphibian plane in flight. The plane lands on grassy field. Ambulance plane. Men lie on stretcher in fuselage of plane. A bi-plane takes off.
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