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General Eisenhower inspects a Ninth Air Force Base in England; Allied bombers attack German infrastructure in France (WWII)
Supreme Allied Commander in Europe General Dwight D. Eisenhower inspects a Ninth Air Force Base in England during World War II. General Eisenhower salutes to men. United States soldiers look outside from a window to watch General Eisenhower’s arrival. Brick layers stop working on a wall to salute to General Eisenhower. General Eisenhower speaks with the M-26 Marauder crewmen. General Eisenhower laughing. General Eisenhower sits on in the cockpit of a fighter plane and fires its machine guns. Crowds of crewmen watch Eisenhower inspecting aircraft. An the airfield control tower, General Eisenhower and other officials watch the take-off of B-26 Marauders for a combat mission. B-26 Marauder bombers take off from the airfield. B-26 Marauder bombers form a formation in flight. B-26 Marauder bombers dodge anti-aircraft fire. Bomber with broken windshield window due to anti-aircraft fire damage. Bombs are dropped above a Nazi aerodrome in France. Aerial view of the Nazi aerodrome, railway switch yard bombings in Normandy. B-26 Marauder bombers heading back to England after bombing important military infrastructure in Normandy. A B-26 bomber lands on the runway. British Royal Air Force (RAF) Avro Lancaster bombers take-off from the Ninth Air Force Base at night. Lancaster bombersdrop bombs over German ammunitions dump and stores depot in France at night. Nighttime view of explosions on the ground.
Deployed Canadian soldiers spend time on board ship to Europe (WW2)
Canada deploys its army to fight in Europe during World War 2. Ships leave Canada carrying the 1st Battalion of The Hastings and the Prince Edward Regiment of the Canadian Army heading for London, United Kingdom. Canadian soldiers marching on deck. Canadian soldiers wear their life vests. Canadian soldiers play games on deck, including shuffleboard. Canadian soldiers wave at the camera on deck. Canadian soldiers march on the streets of London after disembarking from ships. Canadian soldiers marching by the Palace of Westminster and the Big Ben. Canadian soldiers enter the Buckingham Palace gates as they are being watched by onlookers. Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the wife of King George VI, watches the Canadian soldiers’ arrival from a balcony. Canadian troops stand in attention. King George VI of the United Kingdom salutes to troops. Canadian soldiers leave the Buckingham Palace. Onlookers outside the Buckingham Palace. A Canadian soldier marches away.
New Bishop of London enthroned at St Paul's Cathedral in London, England.
New Bishop of London, Dr. Henry Colville Montgomery Campbell knocks at the door and enters St Paul's Cathedral in London, England. Bishop bows. Bishop Montgomery Campbell, a religious hero during the London Blitz period, is enthroned as head of the Episcopal Church in solemn ceremonies. Large crowd seated in pews of St Paul's Cathedral (St. Paul's Churchyard, London EC4M 8AD, United Kingdom).
American military trucks and tanks pass through an English city
United States B-17 bombers fly in formations in England. American military trucks and tanks pass through an English city with soldiers atop it. British civilians including a woman and young boy watch the procession of tanks headed for mobilization harbors in England, for the D-Day invasion of France in World War II.
U.S. 1st Marine Division invades the Palau Islands during World War II.
Film opens with animated map showing places in the Pacific near the island of Palau. A formation of U.S. B-24 Liberator bombers is seen in flight. Glimpse from the air of the Palau archipelago. Aerial view from a B-24 of its bombs exploding on the center of a Japanese airfield below. Aerial view of a U.S. Independence-class Aircraft carrier of Task Force 58. Officers and sailors on carrier island watch as a Grumman F4F Wildcat aircraft takes off .from the aircraft displays geometric marking on its tail, known as a "G-symbol." In this case it is a large white diamond containing the airplane number inside another diamond. (The United States Navy Pacific Fleet, assigned G-Symbols to the CV and CVL class carriers of Task Force 58. These were assigned to each carrier and appeared on all aircraft operating from it. ) A formation of Grumman TBF Avenger aircraft flying above clouds. Closeup of one with diamond G-symbol and number on its tail. Broad view from the air of TBF Avenger aircraft in flight and Navy warships maneuvering in waters below. Sea level views of some warships in the Third Fleet. One is a Portland-class Cruiser. Wide aerial view of ships in the task force. Cruisers and battleships bombarding Palau and nearby targets. Closeup of heavy cruiser USS Louisville (CA 28) firing her port side 5 inch 25 caliber guns and 40 mm A/A guns from the stern.. A TBF Avenger dive bombs a shore target. More views of warships with shells bursting in background. Shells bursting at the shoreline. Closeup glimpse of marines in landing craft U.S. Marine Corps LVT(A)4 Amphibious Tanks heading toward the beach on September 15, 1944. An LCI(L) Landing Craft Infantry (Large) firing close to shore. Shells striking shoreline installations. View from aircraft of landing craft speeding toward the beach and many more maneuvering offshore. Closeup of marines moving about on the shore of Palau with smoke rising and sounds of gunfire. A marine running through foliage at the shore. Marines manning a command post and communications center in the jungle. Marines firing rifles from a tree line. One firing a Browning M1919 machine gun and another throwing a hand grenade. Marines firing rifle grenades. Marines move forward and encounter a dead Japanese soldier lying next to his flame thrower. They reach the edge of the airfield, where two Japanese aircraft are just barely seen. They walk past dead Japanese at a machine gun emplacement. More views of Marines fighting at the edge of the airfield, and entering into the open area of the field, where fires are burning. .Wrecked Japanese aircraft are seen on the field. Marine infantry cross the field behind an M4 Sherman tank. Barges are seen carrying construction cranes and equipment to the island. A tracked crane drives onto the airfield. Bulldozers work on the edge of the airfield. A power shovel fills trucks with coral deposit material for resurfacing the airfield. Trucks dumping their contents at the field. Bulldozers and earth scrapers level the airfield surface. A TBF Avenger aircraft is the first to land on the unpaved airfield.
Rose Marie Franklin of the United Kingdom is crowned Miss World 1961 in London, England
Contestants of China, Germany, France, Italy, United Kingdom and United States walk on the ramp during the 1961 Miss World pageant at the Lyceum Ballroom (Lyceum Theatre, 21 Wellington St, London WC2E 7RQ, United Kingdom) in London, United Kingdom. Miss World 1961 1st Runner-up Grace Li Shiu-ying (Republic of China) on stage. Miss World 1961 judges such as Bob Hope, Richard Todd, John Spencer-Churchill, Kathleen Manners, the Duchess of Rutland, and Countess Ethel Beatty, sit behind table. Large audience cheers the participants. Miss United Kingdom Rose Marie Franklin wins the competition and is crowned by Hollywood star Bob Hope. Winner and runners-up pose for photographs.
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