Activities in and around the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) station at Fylingdales in England. Interior of the Data Processing Center. The tape unit in operation. IBM 7090 Data Processing System in view.
The BEF (British Expeditionary Force) transporting from the United Kingdom to the war front in France during Battle of France of World War II. British troops embark a ship with baggage in hand. Sailors standing along as British troops get onto the ship. A group of soldiers standing on the ship deck.
United Kingdom Minister of Munitions David Lloyd George addresses a large group of women and men seeking political support for women to work in munitions factories and engage in other wartime endeavors. Many in the group wave white papers as they solicit support in World War I.
A U.S. Air Force B-47 Stratojet aircraft takes off from Brize-Norton Air Force Base in the United Kingdom. Ground crewmen in a group beside the B-47 Stratojet. One of the members holds a writing pad. All of them check their hats. A ladder leading to the cockpit. A man climbs up the ladder and inspects the cockpit. A crew members close the door. The aircraft taxis on a runway and takes off. Contrails come out from the B-47 when it takes off. The B-47 lands and taxis.
Aerial refueling of a U.S. Air Force B-47 Stratojet aircraft at Brize Norton Air Force Base in the United Kingdom. The nose section of the B-47 Stratojet as it approaches the tail section of a U.S. Air Force KC-97 Stratotanker aircraft for an air to air refueling using the boom method with a telescopic lens. The aircraft makes and breaks connections. A windshield wiper removes a spray of gasoline from a canopy after break away boom reacts and is then lowered. Three right wing jet engines. The B-47 during refueling and breakaway from the refueling boom. The spray covers the canopy of the aircraft. A close up of the pilot control stick of the B-47 flying on automatic controls. No hands upon the control sticks. A view of the B-47 during the breakaway of air to air refueling from the boom of the KC-97 aircraft. The spray covers the canopy of the B-47 and the windshield wiper removes the spray. The pilot's hand upon the stick. The pilot is dressed in protective clothing, wearing oxygen mask and a crash helmet. The pilot operates the B-47.
A U.S. Air Force B-47 Stratojet lands at Brize Norton Air Force Base in the United Kingdom. The nose section of the B-47 Stratojet. A main control building in the background. The B-47 lands and uses a parachute brake after landing.
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