Victory in Europe day as huge crowds gather to celebrate end of World War II in Europe, in Paris and London. Crowd swarms around the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Crowds celebrating at Piccadilly Circus in London. Flashback to scenes of World War II. U.S. troops training for D-Day invasion. B-17 bombers at high altitude over Germany leaving streams of contrails. A B-17 hit and falling. B-24 bombers of the 706th Squadron, 446th Bomb Group, on bombing mission. (One: tail number 41-29177, was shot down on August 26, 1944.) U.S. war materiel pouring into the UK. New P-38s and new P-47s. A German Me-109 aircraft hit and falling. The German pilot bails out and parachutes downward. Invasion fleet elements assembling in England.
Damage to the buildings and houses in London due to bombing by German bombers, during Germany's blitzkrieg campaign of World War II. Damage to South Eastern town in England after air raid blitz. Injured taken for treatment on stretcher. Rescue teams of ARP and AFS. Bombed street and damaged buildings of the town in the morning, after bombing at night. Man looks at damaged houses, roads with rubbles. Water flowing on streets due to burst pipelines. A car struck in traffic jam. Shops of the town opened as usual.
Victory in Europe Day celebrations, World War II in London, England. American airmen walk, some of them along with their bicycles walk on an air base. B-17 bombers parked at the base in far background.
Aftermath of German blitzkrieg (blitz) bombings in England (likely London) during World War II. Men clear debris. Debris piled up on a street. A woman holds a baby wrapped in a blanket. A poster on the wall in the background reads, "In an air raid: Always keep your gas mask with you." Two young girls sweep the street to clear the rubble. The two children smile.
Royal Air Force recruits in England. British civilians in London looking at a poster which reads 'Join the RAF and See the World'. A long line of RAF (Royal Air Force) recruits in civilian clothes march on a street. RAF recruits being issued uniforms. A British aircraft factory. Men at work at the factory. British aircraft parked on front line.
U.S. Army Air Service Douglas World Cruisers (DWC) in London during their first flight around the world. In Brough, England airmen work on one of the world cruiser at a rapid pace preparing for a hop to the Orkney Islands and first lap across the Atlantic. A world cruiser maintenance man cleans the aircraft. Lieutenant Lowell H. Smith, pilot of the world cruiser, superintends unpacking of a new engine for his airplane. Several views of the engine changeover. The engines start. Ground crew members push pontoons. Several views of the replacing of wheels on pontoons.
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