Two Ethiopian Air Force officers converse in a hangar where several high wing monoplanes are parked with parts of them covered. Camera comes closer to one of the officers near the covered tail of an airplane, who watches several men working on an airplane. He then turns and walks toward the camera. He appears to be John C. Robinson (also called "The Brown Condor"), a native of Mississippi who volunteered to command the Ethiopian Air Force during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War. He wears the uniform of a Colonel. Film concludes with closeup of a young Ethiopian officer (unidentified).
British officers watch as American Expeditionary Forces soldiers move single file across a field to occupy bombed out trenches in Flanders, during World War 1. Brief glimpse of British Army chief, Sir John French and Sir Douglas Haig, along with other British high-ranking officers. Troops struggle to free a British 127mm (60 pounder) heavy field artillery piece, from mud. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Queen Victoria is welcomed in Dublin, Ireland, by large crowds of well-wishers. She rides through the throngs in an open carriage, accompanied by Princess Christian and Princess Beatrice, who ride in the front of the carriage, facing her. The Queen holds a small parasol. Two uniformed guards, in kilts, ride in the rear of the carriage. Along the way, the carriage stops briefly, as the Queen accepts a large basket of flowers from two girls (possibly the twin daughters of Sir John and Lady Arnott ).
German prisoners of war (POWs) held in an outdoor wire enclosure, by U.S. First Division troops behind the lines near Catigny, France, during World War 1. Closeups of two German prisoners, each with a U.S. Army interrogator. The second one is being spoken to by a U.S. Army lieutenant. View of several prisoners, including a German medical corpsman, attending a wounded on a litter. German prisoners being searched and processed by two French soldiers under supervision of a U.S. Army officer. U.S. troops in the background. U.S. General John J. Pershing, Commander of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) steps from a headquarters building, behind the lines near Catigny, France, accompanied by Major General Robert L. Bullard, Commander of the U.S. First Division, and staff. They proceed along pavement in front of several buildings. Next scene shows Pershing and Major General Bullard entering a wooded area, where U.S. troops line a path and several German prisoners are faced away from the path. The American generals look over some German officer prisoners drawn up in a small group on one side of the path. They continue past a wire enclosure containing German prisoners, on the other side of the path.
Contestants of China, Germany, France, Italy, United Kingdom and United States walk on the ramp during the 1961 Miss World pageant at the Lyceum Ballroom (Lyceum Theatre, 21 Wellington St, London WC2E 7RQ, United Kingdom) in London, United Kingdom. Miss World 1961 1st Runner-up Grace Li Shiu-ying (Republic of China) on stage. Miss World 1961 judges such as Bob Hope, Richard Todd, John Spencer-Churchill, Kathleen Manners, the Duchess of Rutland, and Countess Ethel Beatty, sit behind table. Large audience cheers the participants. Miss United Kingdom Rose Marie Franklin wins the competition and is crowned by Hollywood star Bob Hope. Winner and runners-up pose for photographs.
Crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter, Campbell, take a lunch break after completing temporary repairs on her hull, which was gashed in a collision with the German submarine U-606 in the Atlantic, during World War 2. View of ice floating in water and a tugboat at the side of the Campbell as she is towed into St.Johns, Nova Scotia, by the British Royal Navy Rescue Tug, Tenacity.
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