World War II Nazi German Blitzkrieg damage in Britain. Destruction in the city. Britain defends against the Nazi's air raid. Winston Churchill, England's leader and the British King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon inspect bomb damage from German Blitzkrieg attacks. Destroyed buildings, rubble on ground and wrecked equipment in the area. Poster with instructions on a building wall, "In an Air Raid, if you are caught in the street..." Young girls sweeping up rubble with push brooms. The dignitaries cheer people of London who have suffered the most in the air raid. Firemen spraying water from fire hoses to control the fire in buildings.
Norwegian citizens flee Oslo in advance of invading German troops, who are seen marching into the Capital city during World War 2. Street scenes as the German troops occupy Oslo. Offshore, German warships are seen, including an F-class escort vessel (Flottenbegeleiter), the F-26. German naval guns firing and torpedo launched. Norwegian vessels being sunk. View of Norwegian harbor with parts of sunken vessels seen above the water.
A heartsick Airedale in Del Monte, California. The dog arrives by a plane from Kansas City. The dog in a basket outside the plane. Private Everett Scott and troops from Scott's company watch the dog. An officer pets the dog.
Scenes from the first International Civil Aviation Conference (ICAO) in the city of Chicago, Illinois. At the invitation of the United States, delegates from 51 nations arrive to begin drafting and concluding the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention), including discussion on freedom of aircraft traffic in the world's aviation routes. Opening scene shows the Stevens Hotel at 720 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, United States, with automobile traffic driving past it on the street. Delegates from 51 nations are seen entering the hotel Grand ballroom, being monitored by U.S. Army Military police, as they enter. View from inside the ballroom as delegates enter. Some are seen standing around a globe of the world, discussing the transfer of military air routes back to civilian operations, in the future after the end of World War 2. View from a balcony of the delegates gathered below. Closeups of delegates from: Belgium; a military aviator in uniform, representing Haiti; delegates from Iraq, India, Australia, and Norway. Assistant Secretary of State, Adolf A. Berle Jr., Head of the U.S. delegation, delivers a brief welcoming speech, on behalf of President Roosevelt, from a podium behind which flags of participating nations are displayed. He speaks of the importance of freedom of air space, noting that closed air space can lead to war. He says that the air which God gave to everyone, should not become the means of domination over anyone.
U.S. 5th Army enter Rome, Italy. Infantry, M-10 Tank Destroyers, Sherman tanks, trucks, Jeeps and myriad other equipment and personnel of the 5th Army are seen along the road entering Rome proper. Electric towers along the sides of the road. Buildings in the background. Soldiers seated in a military jeep at a guard post. Italian civilians hold a sign reading, "American Soldiers We Welcome as our Liberators." Italian civilians gather on the streets and cheer, but disperse quickly when gunfire erupts. Two U.S. soldiers take cover behind their jeep and point rifles in the direction of the gunfire. Smoke rising from parts of the city. American Sherman tanks parked in a farm field.
Outtakes from the film "Memphis Belle" shot in France. A B-17 in flight with smoke trails behind. An aerial view of bomb drops over a large harbor city. B-17, number-4 engine smoking. Flak bursts. The planes fly in formation. Fighters dive on formation of B-17s. (World War II period).
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