Foreign Minister for the National Committee for Liberation Rene Massigli (French Diplomat) in London, England. French Diplomat Rene Massigli gets into a car and leaves. British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Anthony Eden comes out of a building and leaves in the staff car. A guard walks in front of the building with rifle in hand. Plaque, on the wall, of Viscount Gray of Falloden.
U.S. B-17s, of the 351st Bombardment Group, at RAF Station Polebrook, Northamptonshire, England during World War II. The Group's maintenance officer, a Major, is seen smoking a cigar as he checks on the status of repairs on the unit's bombers. Maintenance crews seen working on a B-17 named "Argonaut." They use a small crane to lift a propeller for one engine.US Airmen riding bicycles on English country road on a Sunday. They stop at a 900 year old church, remove their caps and walk toward the church. At the base hospital, a Catholic chaplain, Father O'Connell, celebrates mass outdoors. One of the flyers sings Ave Maria.Scene shifts to the next day showing missions scheduled for the 351st Bomb Group, and records of raids they have accomplished to date.
Seaside hotel converted to a Red Cross rest and recuperation center for U.S. servicemen stationed in England during World War 2. A sign reads: "Welcome to your American Red Cross Service Club." Uniformed man and woman Red Cross officials seen at the facility. U.S. Army airmen arriving at the resort in a jeep. Several airmen see Captain Clark Gable on the grounds and run over to see what's going on. He tells them photographers will follow them around for a day and they won't have to say a word. Airmen, accompanied by young women, riding on a coach pulled by team of horses. View of a huge seaside swimming pool filled with English patrons. Among them are seen several U.S. airmen using the slides and diving boards and having fun in the pool. The Allied rest and recreation center is the Palace Hotel, Birkdale, Lancashire and the pool appears to be Southport Lido.
Flare is fired from control tower and B-17s of the U.S. 351st Bomb Group begin taking off from their base at RAF Station Polebrook, England, on a mission to Germany during World War 2. The B-17s fly off in formation. View inside one B-17, as crew goes on oxygen, as they climb through 10 thousand feet. Sky filled with formations of B-17s. U.S. P-47 fighter escort aircraft of the U.S. 487th Fighter Squadron (352nd Fighter Group) at RAF Station Bodney, take off to accompany the B-17s part way. Gunners inside a B-17 are alerted to German fighters at 3 O'clock low. They are identified as the American P-47 escorts. Squadron of U.S. P-47s seen in flight. B-17s and escorts pass over the enemy coastline. They being to encounter flak which can be seen as Black clouds.
Activities of civilians on streets in London, England during World War 2. People walk on a sidewalk in London Square. Buildings in the background. A poster reads as 'China Rally to be held at the Albert Hall on July 7th'. Views of the street: pedestrians, British and American soldiers and airmen. People walk along the street. Many stores and shops are seen. People walk along a sidewalk. American soldiers and girls walking in the street. A group of British soldiers talk to a girl. Traffic seen on Magdalen Bridge.
General views of London, England. View of Oxford Street showing the site of John Lewis's store which was bombed during World War II. This site is being cleared and is now being used for an army exhibition. A sign: 'John Lewis'. Workmen prepare the site for army exhibition. A 16 year old boy paints signs for the exhibition. Traffic on a road. View of Piccadilly Circus with Statue of Eros. Piccadilly Circus with 'County of London Plan' posters on boarded up Eros Statue. American soldiers cross a street. Entrance to an underground, Piccadilly Circus. Entrances are now protected from blast by a wall.
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