Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi of Iran departing Rome Ciampino Airport (Via Appia Nuova, 1651, 00040 Ciampino RM, Italy) for Iran, during the week of the coup in Iran toppling Mohammad Mosaddegh. The Shah boards a KLM Lockheed Constellation Flying Dutchman aircraft for the first leg of his journey, to Baghdad, Iraq. The Shah boards the plane and waves goodbye. Italian police in white uniforms (Polizia Municipale) and gendarmes (Carabinieri) control sightseers. The plane taxis and takes off. Isolated view of Lockheed Constellation aircraft being refueled over the wing.
A training school for pastry cooks in Rome, Italy. Renowned Italian chefs preside over the school. The Italian students learn to cook pastries. Several garnished food items on display.
Several United States aircraft C-47 in flight to Sicily, Italy. Military transport C-47 aircraft in formation over water. Squadron of C-47 flies to Sicily for the Allied Invasion in World War II. Aerial view of land and beach below.
The famous British dramatist and satirist, George Bernard Shaw, strolls into a garden on shore of Lake Maggiore, in Italy, where his friend, Prince Paulo Troubetzkoy, and wife, Elin Sundström Troubetzkoy, are seated. Shaw kisses her hand, shakes hands with the Prince, and introduces a gentleman accompanying him. The four sit and chat, while petting one of the Prince's two white dogs. (The Prince loves animals greatly and is, accordingly, a vegetarian, as is his friend GB Shaw.) Closeups of Shaw conversing with Troubetzkoy. The Prince points out beauty spots of famed Lake Maggiore. Mountains and clouds in background. Shaw poses while sculptur Troubetzkoy works on a bust of him. Mrs. Troubetzkoy approaches and Shaw turns to speak to her, and smiles when the Prince chastises him for breaking his pose. This happens again. The prince and Shaw look at the bust and seem to be satisfied with the likeness.
U.S. aircraft in flight over Sicily, Italy. Aerial view of coastline. Island of Sicily. Mountainous terrain. Aerial view of buildings. Countryside view. Mount Aetna.
Removing wounded and dead U.S. sailors from no.3 gun turret of the USS Savannah in Salerno, Italy. An LCM (Landing Craft Mechanized) with dead and wounded lying on the deck. A cruiser with dead and wounded U.S. sailors lying on the deck covered with blankets. A Tug (ATF) alongside the USS Savannah (CL-42). The dead are wrapped in blankets. The wounded are removed from gun turret on Savannah which was hit by a German bomb. An entrance to the gun turret. Damage control men with gas masks on, come out. (World War II period).
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