Views of the Century Plaza Towers buildings (Century Plaza Towers, 2029 Century Park E suite 400 n, Los Angeles, CA 90067, United States) in Century City, California, near Los Angeles. Views of the buildings from different angles. Next scene is a wide shot of buildings along Figueroa Street in downtown Los Angeles, including the Union Bank Plaza building (445 South Figueroa Street Los Angeles, California) in the Bunker Hill area, and the Westin Bonaventure Hotel (404 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90071, United States). A few vehicles are seen on a road beside the buildings.
Unemployed men and women from Scotland, Wales, Midlands and the South march to London during the Great Depression. Signs seen include, 'Scotland vs. London,' 'National Hunger March,' 'Revolutionary United Mineworkers of Scotland,' and 'We are Against Starvation.' Slate at head of film reads, 'Jobless Hordes End Weary Dole March at Parliament Gate.' Sign in background within village reads, 'The Castle Restaurant.' Research suggests this is the The Castle Restaurant on Norwich Road, Caister-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth Norfolk, NR30 5JN This section of film ends with views of Parliament Building and Clock Tower in London. (Background to the next section of film: In Ireland a so-called Outdoor Relief Strike, supported by the Falls and the Shankhill united, Catholics and Protestants, was launched by the unemployed of Belfast. On Oct 3, 1932, 60 thousand attended a torchlight meeting at the Customs House in Belfast Ireland, to protest relief levels. Sporadic looting and rioting ensued in the following days and more mass demonstrations were planned for Oct 11th.) Film picks up on Wednesday October 5, 1932 as the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) attempt to maintain order. A series of street scenes is shown in which the RUC has begun patrolling. Officers are seen patrolling in Lancia armored car No. 105, with a machine gunner on top. Another Lancia armored car (No. 33) patrols near a park at the corner of Stage Street, Belfast. Boys are seen running across cobblestone streets where they have piled up stones for use in rioting. An RUC Crossly tender truck, carrying several police officers, drives along a Belfast street. View of an empty street where piles of stones and slates obstruct the roadway. Pedestrians appear to be going about their daily affairs as usual. (The primary mischief makers seem to be youths.) Final scene is that of a funeral. (In the course of the week's troubles, two of the rioters were shot dead by the RUC.) A horse-drawn hearse carries at least one. But behind it is a group of pallbearers also carrying a coffin. The street behind is filled with masses of mourners.
Highway through blasted rock in Cullman, Alabama. Truck driven on the road. Clouds in the sky. Trees in the background. Southern Railroad cars atop a railway overpass crossing the highway. Car driven on the road. Traffic on divided highway. Street lights beside road. City in the background. Point of view shots from moving vehicle. At about the 3:35 mark, setting switches to Washington DC, with scenes of buildings and roadway along New York Avenue, and point of view from moving car on New York Avenue. Cars crossing at traffic lights. Various businesses and homes along New York Avenue.
F-51 aircraft of the USAF 18th Fighter Bomber Wing, being refueled at Chinhae Base (K-10) in Korea. . A partially completed aircraft hangar. A soldier stands near it. Gasoline trucks being driven out of the hangar. The sign on the hangar reads 'Refueling, We fuel them, You fly them'. Several F-51s from 2 Squadron of the South African Air Force (SAAF), attached to the 18th Wing, being refueled. They display their logo, a winged tiger, and motto, "Sursum Prorsusque." (Upward and Onward). Close view of the hose of gasoline truck as it unwinds. Meter in operation. An airman refuels one of the P-51s. Pilot in the cockpit.Smoke comes out of the nose section as the aircraft start engines. (Korean War)
F- 51 aircraft of the U.S. Air Force 18th fighter bomber wing landing in Korea on the completion of a mission, during Korean War. Four P-51s in flight. A formation of three P-51s. Mobile control vehicle standing by as F-51s land.F-51s land and taxi into the parking area. Crew chief guides a plane to parking spot. A refueling truck and several planes on the ramp area. One F-51 has 'Sweet Alice' written on it. Two pilots walk away discussing the mission. F-51 that crash-landed seen alongside the runway. Several people near the plane. An insignia on the side of the plane shows two concentric black and white circles with the inner white having a deer painted in it. The pilot shows machine gun bullet holes in fuselage and the tail section of the plane. The P-51 belongs to 2 Squadron, South African Air Force (SAAF) attached to the 18th Wing. Their logo,a winged tiger, and moto, "Sursum Prorsusque." (Upward and Onward) appear on the fuselage.
Allied forces win sea, and air battles in North African Campaign. An allied convoy carries reinforcements towards Africa. Planes of the Axis Forces drop bombs. Explosion in water. The convoy lands in North Africa. Supplies and equipment unloaded from the ships. Soldiers disembark the troop carrier ships adding more soldiers to the North African offensive. German dive bombers attack at night and are beaten off. British troops advance in Tunisia. British soldiers take out land mines as they pursue German forces from the south. U.S. Army soldiers fire artillery during operations in the central area of the battle line. Wrecked Pz.II and Pz.III tanks of the German 10th Panzer Division.
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