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French aviator Louis Blériot flies his first monoplane aircraft in Calais, France, 20 years after his record Channel crossing

History of famous airplanes and aviators. French aviator Louis Blériot in Calais, France. The pioneer inventor of aircraft is greeted warmly by friends prior to taking off in his first monoplane aircraft, the Blériot XI, in which he was the first to cross the English Channel nearly 20 years earlier. Bleriot gets into the cockpit. The tail structure of the airplane. A flag of France on the tail. 'L Bleriot' written on the tail section. The aircraft taxis across a field past a parked French twin-engined Farman Goliath F.60 biplane airliner. The Blériot XI aircraft takes off. A large crowd of spectators watches the aircraft. The next scene shows a large Blériot Bl-127 ( powered by 2 Hispano-Suiza 12Hb, 550 hp, V-12 engines). As it taxis toward the camera, Its "V" configured engines are exposed and clearly visible. A group of spectators is gathered as the pilot and Louis Blériot emerge from a hatch in the airplane. An official greets M. Blériot.

Location: Calais France
Date: 1928
Duration: 1 min 32 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070308
American 111th Infantry Regiment arriving in Calais, France during World War I.

American Expeditionary Forces troops of the 111th Infantry Regiment, debark from a transport ship (with identification E.8106, painted on its superstructure) at Calais, France, during World War 1. They form into units and march along the pier, next to a line of trains marked with red crosses. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)

Location: Calais France
Date: 1918
Duration: 1 min 10 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675029206
The U.S. 112th Infantry Regiment arriving in Calais France, during World War I

Three officers of the 112th Infantry Regiment (Sixteenth Pennsylvania) American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) pose for the camera at Port of Calais, France, upon arrival there in May, 1918,during World War 1. Two wear campaign hats and one wears a service cap with chin strap fastened. Troops offload duffle bags from trucks onto a railroad station platform, and sort them by units. The troops enter a warehouse where they are issued Enfield rifles and bayonets. Soldiers standing in a group familiarizing themselves with their new weapons and cleaning them. A locomotive pulling troops in rail freight cars with open side doors. The soldiers wave as their train passes the camera. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)

Location: Calais France
Date: 1918, May
Duration: 1 min 33 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675029207
Hitler views captured areas in Paris, Dunkirk, and Calais; in Germany Hitler make plans with officers for invading England

'Battle of Britain' from the "Why we Fight" series of propaganda films during World War 2. Adolf Hitler stands with other officers in Paris following Battle of France and views the Eiffel Tower. Elevated view from Eiffel Tower of German troops marching in streets of Paris and under Arc de Triomphe. Damaged buildings in Dunkirk after German invasion. Hitler and staff ride in car through street barely passable with rubble and destroyed buildings on either side. In Calais, view of bombed port area and German soldiers keeping watch from a bunker. Hitler looks through V-shaped rangefinder or sighting binoculars across the English Channel toward Britain. Scenes in Berlin Germany of Reich Chancellery exteriors and interiors where Hitler meets with German officers and plans with other officers for invading England. German soldiers men guard a building and Hitler's staff shown examining maps. Pictorial, animated representation of the first phase of the plan showing attack of England from air by Luftwaffe. Phase two shows attack on coastal areas. Phase three shows the actual attack and the course the German army would take to invade Britain.

Location: Paris France
Date: 1940
Duration: 5 min 2 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675031679
Robert Kronfeld Austria's glider pilot crosses the English Channel in round trip glide.

Robert Kronfeld Austria's glider pilot crosses the English Channel in round trip glide. He is congratulated at by the people at St. Inglevert airfield near Calais, France, after winning the Annual Glider Meet. He handled a motor less aircraft from France to England and back again the same day. A French aircraft crashes while landing during the competition. 20 June 1931.

Location: Calais France St Inglevert Airfield
Date: 1931, June 20
Duration: 1 min 26 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675023612
German tanks advance along a road in Marquion, France, and refugees flee, during World War II.

Germany invades France, during World War II. German troops invade French town of Marquion, in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region. Horse-drawn carriages loaded with French refugee families and belongings move along a road. Street signs on road number 15 point toward Sauchy-Lestrée 2 km away, and Avrincourt, 12 km away. A chalk drawn arrow points toward Arras. French families evacuate using bicycles, baby carriages, and wagons. German troops arrive on motorcycles. Numerous German Pz.I, Pz.II, Pz.III and Pz.IV tanks pass through the village. Smoke rises from a burning building.

Location: Marquion France
Date: 1940
Duration: 2 min 12 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073793
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