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 farmers tilling soil in United Kingdom. British soldiers use modified universal carrier to pull plow. A small child rides with operator on the tracked universal carrier. Another small child rides with soldier on a truck. Soldiers pitch hay. Two women join in to pile hay with pitch forks.
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 open military 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, with Japanese narration.)
Fashion Show at the Highclere Castle (Highclere Park, Highclere, Newbury RG20 9RN, United Kingdom) in Britain. Women visiting the castle stands near a private tour bus (“Richards” YXP 810). Interiors of the castle with its arches and carvings. The Earl of Carnarvon shows paintings to visiting fashion models. Portrait of the third Earl of Carnarvon. Models wearing finely fabricated evening gowns of brocade and chiffons. Distinguished women seated in the panel observe the dresses. A model twirling on the catwalk. A woman in chic cocktail dress walks down the stairs. Women walking down the stairs in colorful dresses.
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