King George V decorates members of the British Coastal Patrol and Cross Channel Service, during World War 1. Officers and sailors assemble in loose formation at waterfront. Senior officers speak with some of them. The group poses for the cinematographer. An admiral reads citations to King George V, who then pins medals on awardees and congratulates as they are called forward. The King poses for a group photograph. He is flanked by Field Marshal Sir Henry Hughes Wilson, and another General (unidentified) holding a cane. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Donald Campbell rides his plane Bluebird on Lake Coniston, England. He rides his jet-hydroplane on water surface at great speed. Donald Campbell makes a speed record of 248 miles per hour. Technicians recording. Campbell with a group of people in a boat.
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.
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).
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