U.S. 8th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bombers in England during World War 2. Interiors of an operations building shows an operations officer making a call on a phone. Displayed on a board is a chart of the airfield, RAF Chelveston (USAAF Station 105) in Northamptonshire, England. Airmen inside the operations building measure distances on a large wall map. A tower operator fires a flash signal gun. British and American airmen stand on an observation platform and watch B-17s overhead, while several aircrew members sit in the grass below. A British airman on the platform holds a very pistol.
B-17s of the U.S. 91st Bombardment Group, returning to their home base at RAF Station Bassingbourn following a bombing mission,in World War 2. B-17, tail number 41-24617, named "Southern Comfort," taxiing on outboard engines, only, after landing with a large chunk of its rudder shot away. Crew members and other airmen gather around the battle-damaged aircraft. Closeups of the damage to its rudder. Dim views of the B-17, "Memphis Belle," tail number 41-24485, with skin missing from wing exposing its internal ribs. It also has holes in its rudder and its nose. Closeup of a B-17 engine stained by fire-fighting foam. Other views of battle damage to a B-17.
People gather at a Christie's art auction in London England. Claude Monet's 'Terrasse a Sainte-Adresse' (Garden at Sainte-Adresse) brings over one million dollars from Jeffrey Agnew at the auction. It was sold by Pennsylvania clergyman Theodore Pitcairn. Agnew and other men look at the painting following the auction.
War damage in London, England during World War II. Exterior of the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) building after a bomb explosion in the vicinity. Men view the damaged building. A burned and wrecked car belonging to a BBC announcer. Men standing outside a damaged building. A sign board on a wall of the building reads: 'Langham Hotel'. Two men remove rubble from in front of the hotel doorway.
People in a London trolley bus or street car in London, England during World War 2. The trolleybus is a K3 type, fleey number 1694 moves out of a garage on to a street, on route 626, destination Hammersmith Broadway. The trolley bus stops and people get off. The woman conductor talks to a man. The bus moves. Interior of the bus. People seated in the bus. The woman conductor collects fare from them. She looks out of the bus; she should be identifiable from her PSV badge number - perhaps T 8433 (Tram and Trolleybus license badge). People walking on a street.
War damage in London, England during World War II following a German Luftwaffe blitz or blitzkrieg bombing. Pioneer Corps clear the debris in the city. Damaged buildings along the sides of the street. Businessmen inquire how to get through to their offices. They climb over masonry in narrow streets. A man removes a business name plate from a doorway.
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