British fighter pilots, wearing life vests, stand about and converse at an RAF base in England during the Battle of Britain. Camera pans across their faces. An administrative officer appears to be reading some kind of official communication briefing to them.
Women, of the British Auxiliary Territorial Service, work maintaining aircraft during World War II. A woman performs maintenance on nose section of an airplane engine. One woman explains aspects of an engine to several others. A woman climbs into cockpit of an autogyro, while another pulls propeller through several times. A third woman lies on ground under aircraft performing maintenance inside an open panel. New women volunteers are lined up in formation on concrete apron in front of hangar, while supervisor speaks to them.
British women working in agriculture, in the "Land Army" on the home front, during World War II. They wear the uniform consisting o breeches, jersey, and slouch hat. Women are seen gathering harvested crop, pitching hay onto horse -drawn wagon and driving tractor in field. Women riding on wagon pulled by draught horse. A woman leads the horse, pulling empty wagon, out the gate of the farm.
British women of the "Land Army" at work in agricultural activities in the United Kingdom, during World War II. They wear uniforms consisting of Jersey, breeches, and slouch hat. They handle produce on a conveyor belt in a farm shed, and pack produce in boxes. They tend vegetables growing in raised beds, watering and harvesting. The women pass through an archway and enter a classroom, where an instructor explains the fundamentals of an internal combustion cycle. Women line up on dirt field and pick up potatoes as they are uprooted by a tractor driven by one of the women.
U.S. sailors walk past the Intercontinental Carlton Hotel (58 Bd de la Croisette Cs 40052, 06400 Cannes, France) in Cannes, France. French, British, and United States flags are seen at the entrance of the Intercontinental Carlton Hotel.
British war bride, and her American husband, who were married twenty months prior in World War II, are interviewed upon her arrival by ship in New York City, United States. She is smartly dressed with a corsage on her outfit. She looks forward to having their own home and family. It was almost four years ago when she and her husband first met. The couple kiss at the prodding of interviewer.
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