A building on fire at night and firefighters spray water to extinguish fire caused by German blitzkrieg (blitz) air attack on London. The next morning firefighters continue to spray water on the burned-out building. A wrecked building with rubble on the ground.
Aftermath of Nazi blitzkrieg bombings on London, England during World War II. A man with a spade. Homeless people following German Luftwaffe blitzkrieg attack. A bomb crater in a street outside a house as men work at the hole. People look on. Two women pass things across a broken window. Firemen fix hose to the water tank. A woman pushes a pram around the corner.
British Tank Regiment. Men of the regiment lined up as Sultan Said Bin Taimur of Oman and Muscat review the troops. Tanks lined up. Tanks in a maneuver. Sultan gets aboard a tank as a man helps him.
90th Rowing Classic in London England. A large number of spectators gather to witness Oxford and Cambridge universities battle it out at the Rowing classic on the River Thames. Teams from both the Universities compete to win the Classic at Thames River. Victorious Oxford boat race team returns to the shore carrying their boat.
The British Overseas Airways Company (BOAC) receives their first delivery of the de Havilland Comet, the world’s first commercial jetliner. Employees working at de Havilland gather to witness the departure of the aircraft from the company’s Hatfield airfield aerodrome (Hatfield, Hertfordshire; 3NM NE of St Albans). The de Havilland chief test pilot, John "Cats Eyes" Cunningham, climbs the airstair to board the aircraft. The BOAC de Havilland Comet airplane, registered G-ALYP ("Yoke Peter"), taxis for takeoff. The de Havilland Comet airplane takes off from the airfield. The Comet jet airplane in flight.
British aviation manufacturer de Havilland unveils the prototype of the DH106 Comet 3, a jetliner model derived from the earlier DH106 Comet 1 and 2. The Comet 3 (G-ANLO) reverses into place on the tarmac of de Havilland’s H Hatfield Airfield in Hertfordshire, England. The Comet 3’s tail displays the aircraft identifier (G-ANLO) and the British Union Jack flag.
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