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Alex Henshaw flies back to England after record-breaking flight to Capetown, South Africa

Opening scene shows the Percival Mew Gull aircraft E2H, G-AEXF, accompanied by several persons walking beside while taxiing across the field at Gravesend Airport, Kent, England. It has just landed, on a return flight from Wingfield Aerodrome, at Cape Town, South Africa. The exhausted pilot, Alex Henshaw, is seen starting to climb from the cockpit of his airplane. Surrounded by a large crowd pressed close around the airplane, Henshaw is lifted bodily from the cockpit and carried upon the shoulders of well wishers. The next scene is a closeup of Henshaw, with face blackened by oil, drinking from a cup, while surrounded by a group of men. Glimpse from behind Gravesend's Mayor, wearing Chain of office, as he greets Henshaw, who is next seen being carried, again, on shoulders of greeters, accompanied by several policemen. (Note: Alex Henshaw set a record in 1939, taking off on 5 February 1939 from Gravesend Airport, landing at Wingfield Aerodrome at the Cape on the 6th. He flew 6,377 miles in 39 hours and 25 minutes, averaging 209.44 mph. This film shows the completion of his return flight retracing the same route and distance, which took 11 minutes longer.)

Location: Kent England United Kingdom
Date: 1939, February
Duration: 26 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675034113
Pilots, of 334th Squadron,USAAF 4th Fighter Group, and their P-51 aircraft in England during World War 2

Major Howard "Deacon" Hively, of Athens OH, 334th Squadron, 4th Fighter Group (formerly Eagle Squadron) in cockpit of P-51 aircraft at Debden Air Base, England, during World War II. Crew chief helps with his shoulder harness. Pilot waves and closes canopy. Captain Sheldon.W. Monroe, of Waycross, Georgia, talking to crew chief, S/Sgt Paul Fox, sitting on nose of P-51, as he performs maintenance. (Note: Captain Monroe was reportedly killed in action in 1951, during the Korean War.).

Location: Debden England United Kingdom
Date: 1945, January 15
Duration: 1 min 10 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675034701
New small fire wagon beats bigger rivals in a successful test in Oxford, England.

New small fire wagon beats bigger rivals in successful test in Oxford, England. Smoke comes out from a house. The small fire wagon comes out from a fire station. Firemen get out from the wagon. They successfully stop fire. A big wagon loaded with firemen crosses with small one.

Location: Oxford England United Kingdom
Date: 1930, March 15
Duration: 1 min 17 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675035102
Entire city plays football in an Annual Shrovetide match in Ashbourne, England.

Entire city plays football in an Annual Shrovetide match in Ashbourne, England. A man holds a football (or soccer ball). Giant crowd of children and adults are seen running. People jump in Henmore River. They struggle to get the ball. People watch from a wall.

Location: Ashbourne England United Kingdom
Date: 1930, March 15
Duration: 1 min 28 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675035105
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Lady Churchill visit Plymouth, England, where town is cleaning up bomb damage

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Lady Churchill ride in open back of a car and wave to people in bomb-damaged section of Plymouth England. Rubble of destroyed buildings is seen and work crews with shovels to clean it up. Crowds line the way to greet the Churchills. Standing on a wharf, Churchill lifts his hat high in the air on his cane to wave at persons on a ship nearby. Churchill and entourage pass by a ships's prow monument along a walkway. Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten is seen accompanying Prime Minister Churchill in several scenes. (World War II period).

Location: Plymouth England United Kingdom
Date: 1942
Duration: 40 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675035709
A large crowd of spectators gather to witness the debut of 34000 ton ship Mauretania into Mersey River in Birkenhead, England.

A large crowd of spectators gather to witness the launch of the 34000 ton ship Mauretania in Birkenhead, England. (This was the second ship RMS Mauretania.) Dignitaries at the ship yard perform the ceremonies as the crowd watches. People stand on the deck and the bow of ship leaning to watch the ceremony. The ship slides down into the Mersey River.

Location: Birkenhead England United Kingdom
Date: 1938, August 8
Duration: 49 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675037133
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