Formation of German Dornier Do 17 bombers headed for England in World War 2. View of German crew members in cockpit of bomber. Closeup of German Messerschmitt bf 109 fighter aircraft in flight. German fighter shoots down a barrage balloon that bursts into flames and falls from the sky. British gun crews on the coast firing 3.7 inch antiaircraft guns. Flak bursts around a German Heinkel He 111 bomber. Formation of He 111 bombers dropping bombs. German bombardier bending over bomb sight inside a bomber. View of ground below. Bombardier hitting bomb release control. View through forward canopy of bombs falling from the aircraft. German bombs striking and exploding in England. Smoke rising from explosions and fires. German aircrew pleased with results. German Ju 87 Stuka dive bombers peeling and diving with their characteristic whines as they drop bombs on waterfront targets in England. British Royal Air Force Spitfire fighters rising to engage the German aircraft. Britons on ground look up to watch dogfights at high altitude overhead, marked by contrails in the sky. British gun camera footage of German warplanes being shot down. Wreckage of destroyed German warplanes. A flight of three spitfires flying overhead. Firemen directing streams of water on burning buildings in London. British citizens clearing rubble. Local Air Raid wardens Antiaircraft Gun crew on a British ship talk of the German aircraft they've shot down.
Views of mountainous terrain in Scottish Highlands. A rugged Statue of a Highlander. Streams of river flowing through woods. A large lake. Craigellachie Bridge and a car passing its masonry turrets, at the end of the bridge. River white water spilling over rocks. A sign reading: "First International Festival of Documentary Films, Edinburgh, August 31-September 7." A large Scottish Pipe Band in slow march along lower Royal Mile in front of Holyrood Palace (Palace of Holyroodhouse). They pick up normal cadence and then turn about in columns to march in the opposite direction. The fountain in front of the palace is seen with mountains in background.
Boxes of enamel ware on shelves, Two men looking at the ware. Sample of Wedgwood pottery can be seen. Wedgwood written on a wall in background. Tea service on tray, different glassware. Two men look at silver. Two men talk, sign board of Wilkinson Sword Company can be seen.
Various livestock in pens. Children and adults look at sheep in pens. Views of a crowded market place.
Remains of B-17, tail number 42-37789, which crashed during a post -maintenance test flight on April 24, 1944, at Grafton Underwood Airfield in Northampshire, England. The Aircraft belonged to the 544 Bomb Squadron of the 384th Bomb Group and was flown by Lieutenant Colonel Alfred Nuttall, who survived the crash and went on to lead a number of bombing missions thereafter. The aircraft was destroyed by fire that ensued after the crash. Firefighting foam residue can be seen covering the wreckage. This scene was filmed on April 29, 1944, five days after the crash. (World War II period).
Lieutenant General George S Patton talking with Brigadier General Otto P. Weyland and officers of the XIX Tactical Air Command staff, at an airfield in England, prior to the Normandy invasion, in World War 2. He is seen walking across the airfield; standing beside cars; looking at propeller and engine of P-51 aircraft, and watching P-51 aircraft landing.
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