Opening scene shows bow of the American transport ship, USS Bayfield (APA-33), anchored in a bay in Scottish waters. United States Coast Guard crews, from the Bayfield, practice maneuvering their Higgins boats landing craft in the bay. Snow can be seen on the surrounding terrain. Various landing craft speed about in the bay. A Coast Guardsman seated at the edge of a landing craft. A crewman on one craft is signaling by hand. His craft display a three striped pennant.(World War II; WW II; World War 2; World War Two)
John Cobb enters the cockpit of the Crusader, his jet propelled boat, in attempt to beat world speed boat record mark, at Loch Ness Scotland. The Crusader boat seen traveling on Loch Ness at high speed. The boat disintegrates in the waters of Loch Ness and John Cobb dies.
Atlantic conference during World War II. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrives after the Atlantic Conference and disembarks from the Royal Navy battleship Prince of Wales at Scapa Flow in Scotland. He takes off his hat and waves to the sailors on board the ship. Sailors on the deck wave back at the Prime Minister.
Close-up views of several different ships launching on firth of Clyde in Scotland. Closeup view of dirt or coal smeared faces of boys wearing hats and watching expectantly and with excitement as a ship readies for launch. British flag decorated on the deck of a ship. Dignitaries on grandstand including a woman (the sponsor) who smashes a bottle of champagne against the ship, christening it as it launches. Close views of the ship sliding down skids stern-first into the water. Change to view of a ship named "Rinovia" being launched from dry dock to water by tipping it to the side off dry dock. It slides off skids into the water and quickly rights itself. View of a medical ship named "Herdubreid " being launched. White cross symbol seen on the bow and the flag of Iceland waving on the bow, with sailors gathered around it. Clip includes several close up views of ship hulls and skids, anchors, propellers and areas of the lower stern of ships being launched.
Many sightseers stand around the wreckage of a German Heinkel He111H-2 bomber that crash landed in a field. A swastika painted on the tail of the bomber. The damaged cockpit. Several British Royal Air Force fliers examine it. (Note: This is German Heinkel He-111H-2 bomber,coded 1H+JA of Luftwaffe Stabskette/KG26. Known as the 'Humbie Heinkel,' it crash landed, on 28 October, 1939, at Humbie, East Lothian, Scotland, after being shot down by No.602 'City of Glasgow' Squadron of the British Royal Air Force, during an armed reconnaissance mission over the Firth of Forth, where Royal Navy warships were harbored, during World War 2.)
62 Canadian Canadair Sabre Jets arrives at an RAF (Royal Air Force) base in Scotland. Canadair Sabre jets (variant of North American F-86 Sabre jet) are in formation flight Soldiers stand beside jeeps. A Canadian jets lands after completing a jet formation flight across the Atlantic Ocean successfully. A Royal Canadian Air Force pilot is greeted for an impressive achievement. Jets parked in a line after major contribution in NATO(North Atlantic Treaty Organization) defense.
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