Aerial camera. A trolley loaded with an aerial camera pulls up near a plane and flight crew along with Lieutenant O S Reading lifts the cover off the camera. Camera loaded into the aircraft. An aerial picture taken from the camera covering 600 square miles at 25,000 feet.
British actor and then soldier, the famous David Niven, on a crowded street in London, in military uniform, as people greet him after announcement of German surrender in World War II (VE Day in Europe). Citizens of London England gather to celebrate victory in Europe as word has arrived of the German surrender. Procession of Winston Churchill and members of parliament in the street, leaving Westminster Abbey. Man carries a scepter, followed by procession including Winston Churchill. A man on crutches walks in the procession. A large crowd gathers to watch the procession. Big Ben in London showing time of about 16:30.
Vietnamese refugees soon after arriving in the United States after the Vietnam War fall of Saigon. A Vietnamese girl seated next to a man using a radio to communicate. In the Refugee Center, a man writes names of refugees with their tent assignments. Air Force personnel and volunteers at work in the Center.
German Grand Prix motor race at the Nurburgring in Nürburg, Germany. German Grand Prix gets underway as drivers set off in their Formula One cars. F1 race cars turn around sharp turns and move on the race track. German driver Bernd Rosemeyer wins the race as he speeds to the finish line with a speed of 82 miles per hour.
Exterior of hangar constructed for LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Interior of hangar.
United States flying boat China Clipper (a Martin M-130 Flying Boat of Pan American Airways) at the beach in Alameda, California. Ceremonies precede the China Clipper passenger airplane take off from Alameda to Honolulu. The huge craft leaves for the first mail and passenger flight. Captain Musick and his crew. Mail to be loaded in packets. The U.S. flag on the flying boat. Huge crowd at the beach. Plane taxis in water. Aerial view of the land. Pilot seated at the controls in the cockpit. Interior and exterior view of the China Clipper while in flight.
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