Italian airplanes drop bombs in Egypt. The Italian airplanes taxi and take off from a field. A fleet of Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero aircraft in flight. The aircraft drop bombs over Marsa Matruh and Sidi Barrani. Explosions on ground. Gunner crew inside the aircraft. Aircraft in flight. (World War II period).
War-weary troops evacuated from former Allied territory arrive in Egypt during World War 2. The soldiers relax and smile. British Royal Navy warships underway to attack Italian installations in Libya. An airplane is launched from a British aircraft carrier. Gun crews bring shells on deck for heavy naval guns. A British sailor writes on one: "This'll make you whistle." Scenes of heavy naval bombardment of Italian military installations and the port at Tripoli, Libya. Daylight scenes reveal many sunken ships and destroyed Italian L11-39 tanks and military equipment.
Riots and unrest in Egypt. The Marshall law follows in the area. The British stand fast to protect their rights to the Suez Canal. The Egyptians stand against the British troops. Dead body of an American nun. Destroyed vehicles on the street. Houses along the sides of street. King Farouk summons a new government to cope with riots and bloodshed.
Exercise Bright Star 80 in Egypt. Shadow of a helicopter in flight as a soldier from the 1st battalion, 502nd Infantry, 101st Airborne division looks down from the helicopter. Two soldiers with their faces covered inside the helicopter. A-7 plane makes a bomb run over desert target area and explosion occurs in the desert. Smoke rises after the explosion.
Exercise Bright Star 80 in Egypt. United States AH-1G helicopter fires TOW missile (Tube launched optically tracked Wire guided), 20 mm cannons and rockets. Explosions occur on the ground and smoke rises.
Exercise Bright Star 80 in Egypt. United States Black Hawk helicopters create a dust storm as they come for landing in desert. A UH-60 helicopter brings in a sling loaded mechanical mule. Soldiers remove the mule and drive away in a jeep. Soldiers fire TOW missile (Tube launched optically tracked Wire guided missile) from the mule. Explosions occur in the desert as firing takes place.