Donald Campbell in his Hydroplane Bluebird III sets speed record on Lake Coniston in England. He hurtles his jet hydroplane on water surface with great speed. Campbell sets record of riding his Bluebird III at 248 miles per hour. Man wearing jacket that reads BP racing Service assists Campbell as he gets down his plane.
Test flight of Rotodyne Airliner in Britain. A vertical take off airliner that rises like a helicopter and travels 200 miles per hour in level flight. The Airliner takes off from land. Rotodyne in flight.
Donald Campbell sets a new speed record in England. Campbell rides his jet powered Bluebird II on Lake Coniston. He sets a speed record of 260 miles per hour. Photographer takes picture.
Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King reviews troops of Canada, in England, during World War II. Prime Minister Mackenzie King speaks to the soldiers. Canadian soldiers prepare to fight against the Germans. Number of Canadian tanks advance on dirt parade ground, passing in review.
The battle of Britain. German aircraft bomb British ships near Dover, England. Explosions on ships. British Spitfire fighter airplane seen in flight. Gun camera views of British fighter aircraft shooting down German bombers. Tower of London and surroundings on Thames River. British antiaircraft guns firing. Huge swath of London ablaze from German bombing. Destroyed buildings and rubble from bombing in London. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit with citizens in the bombed areas. Winston Churchill (smoking cigar) tours bombed area of London. Smoking ruins and destruction in London. Remaining shell of the destroyed Coventry Cathedral. (World War II period).
British Armstrong Whitworth Whitley bomber takes off from grass field and climbs rapidly. The aircraft makes a low-level pass, buzzing the field and pulls up in a steep climb. British soldiers in jeeps, small open trucks, and motorcycles with sidecars fill a road. They cross a small water stream. Officer in the water on a white horse observes. Motorcycles stop in a village, in formation, and all soldiers wave for the camera. (World War II period).
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