Exterior view of the Westminster Abbey (Dean's Yard, London SW1P 3PA, United Kingdom) at Westminster in London. Shows soldiers and civilians leaving and entering Westminster Abbey. American and British flags hoisted at half-mast from a building's balcony, honoring the death of United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt. (World War II period).
Britain's annual Earls Court Motor Show in London. Showcases a world-wide range of cars. Show includes Britain's ultra-luxury cars, Detroit's newest models, Russian cars for export trade, Europe's new "baby" cars, and do-it-yourself car builder's kit.
38th and 338th Fighter Squadron P-38H's taxi round perimeter track at Nuthampstead and take-off down main runway. Some of the planes take off in pairs and others singly. Among those seen are , Lt. Jerry Ayers' P-38H coded CG-Q and Lt. Stanley Richardson's P-38H coded CL-X. Views of 55th Fighter Group P-38H planes escorting 91st Bomb Group B-17Fs in European Theater of Operations. Flights of P-38 planes position themselves to protect B-17 formations. Crew officers (including Capt. Hancock of the 38th FS) observe the activities from ground. The P-38s return to land. One P-38 releases drop tank over the airfield before landing. (World War II period).
Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother) attends a ball at the University of London. The Queen Mother leads a ball, following the award of degrees at the University of London. People dance in the ballroom.
Ambassador of Great Britain Sir Nevile Meyrick Henderson gets out of a car and leaves in a British Airways aircraft at Heston Airport, near London. Ambassador of Great Britain Sir Nevile Henderson gets onto a car. A huge crowd gathered around the vehicle. Sir Nevile Henderson gets out of the car at an airfield. He embarks a British Airways aircraft. The British Airways Lockheed 14-WF62 Super Electra aircraft (G-AFGR) taxis and takes off from the runway.
Ambassador of Great Britain to Germany Sir Nevile Meyrick Henderson at Croydon Airport in London. Nevile Henderson disembarks from a Lufthansa Junkers Ju52 aircraft. German Nazi symbol on the aircraft.
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