Former British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill and French General Charles De Gaulle meet for the first time in 14 years in Paris, France. Sir Winston Churchill and French President of the Council of Ministers, Charles De Gaulle, meet as Churchill emerges from a car. People stand beside railings and watch. De Gaulle confers France's most exclusive honor, the "Order of the Liberation," on Sir Winston Churchill. Guards stand with swords at entrance of building. Churchill and De Gaulle with their wives.
Members of the House of Commons enter grounds of the Parliament near the Big Ben clock tower in London, England. The men are dressed in suits, and many wear bowler hats or top hats and carry canes. A woman and a man together pass by. Across the street, business names include, "Noel Bros.". "A. Baker Tobacconists". and "Samuel Mayhard."' Busy streets of London with some car and bus traffic, and pedestrian traffic. A horse drawn carriage passes by, as well as a truck of "G.H. Atkins and Son", and a British Royal Mail truck.
Arrival of Lord Mountbatten at Naval Air Station (NAS) at Anacostia, Washington D.C. A color bearer; Navy honor guard and color guard in the background prior to arrival of the Admiral of the Fleet The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG, The First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff of Great Britain. Lord Mountbatten walks down the ramp and passes through the side boys. He is followed by Royal Navy Naval Assistant Captain L. D. Empson. U.S. Navy Admiral Arleigh A. Burke greets Lord Mountbatten. Lord Mountbatten stands next to an aircraft. He salutes during a 17 gun salute. Admiral Burke; Admiral Sir Michael Denny, United Kingdom Representative to NATO, Military Committee in Permanent Session, Member NATO Standing Group; Vice Admiral Jeffrey Thistleton Smith, RN, Admiral British Joint Services Mission; and Commodore D. G. Goodwin, RN Naval Attache, stand in ranks at attention. Lord Mountbatten inspects Marine honor guard. He and Rear Admiral H. D. Baker, USN, Commandant, PRNC, walk back to receiving line. Admiral Burke and Lord Mountbatten converse. Long line of flag bearers stand behind Marine honor guard. Color guard marches past aircraft.
USAAF radio plane OQ-14 as a target plane, maneuvers in El Paso, Texas (operating out of Fort Bliss). The pilot, sitting in an AT-6 (aircraft) used to control the target airplane from the air. The pilot handing out the hand control used to control the target aircraft in flight. The AT-6 which is used to control the Radioplane OQ-14 drone while in flight. U.S. Army team launches the OQ-14 drone from a catapult. The OQ-14 in flight. The OQ-14 performing aerial maneuvers. AT-6 aircraft take off near launching ramp, with Franklin Mountains in background. (This is more accurately a Harvard IIB control plane which is the first Lend/Lease Noorduyn AT-16-ND built for the British). The AT-6 and U.S. aircraft C-45 controller / camera plane taxi. Aerial views of thehe AT-6 in flight and the OQ-14 drone in flight. OQ-14 maneuvers. The OQ-14 parachute deploys and the OQ-14 descends to ground. View of parachute and aircraft lying on ground in Ft Bliss area.
Japanese troops advance in Singapore during Battle of Singapore of World War II. Animated map shows Singapore strong points. Japanese troops cross Johor Strait and wade ashore on a beach in Singapore. Camouflaged artillery fires and infantry move up as Japanese bomber planes bombard Singapore. Explosions occur and smoke rises on ground. Japanese infantries holding bayonets and katanas shouting as they make their final assault on Singapore. British prisoners are taken.
Bernard Law Montgomery visits war front in London, England during World War II. A Large crowd of English workers gather as Montgomery visits home front. British Field Marshal, Bernard Law Montgomery reassures audience of English workers, saying there is no question about final victory in his speech.
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