The Malta "Argonaut" Conference in Malta, United Kingdom during World War II. The Military Chiefs of Britain and the United States,preparing for the Malta Conference, seated at a table in Montgomery House. U.S. Army Chief of Staff General George Marshall seated at the table looking at documents. U.S. Army Service Forces Commanding General Brehon Burke Somervell standing beside General Marshall and talking to the General. U.S. Navy Fleet Admiral Ernest King seated beside General Marshall. United States Air Force General Laurence Sherman Kuter seated with other U.S. and British officers during the conference. British Army Field Marshal Henry Maitland Wilson and Royal Air Force Marshal Charles Portal seated among the officers. Field Marshal Wilson and an officer coming out of the Auberge de Castille, Valletta , the official headquarters for British delegation for the conference. Officers saluting the Field Marshal. The Field Marshal waiting outside the building with other officers. Chief of the Imperial General Staff Field Marshal Alan Brooke leaving the building with British General Hastings Lionel Ismay. A large crowd of officers and civilians watch the officers climbing down the steps of the building and stepping into a car.
A golf course in Saint Andrews, Scotland. Marvin 'Bud' of United States hits the golf ball during the Walker cup match. People around watch and move. A man carries clubs in a bag. He moves with the player. United States beats Britain 8-4, winning the Walker cup.
United States bomber aircraft A-26 Invader in United Kingdom. Several U.S. A-26 Invader aircraft in flight. A-26 aircraft in formation. Clouds in the sky.
Activities at Brize-Norton Air Force Base in the United Kingdom. A U.S. Air Force B-47 Stratojet aircraft stationary at an air strip. Activities around the aircraft as it is readied for a flight. A ground crewman wearing headphones attaches wires to the aircraft. He then takes out the wires. One airman stands guard in front of the aircraft. The aircraft taxis on the runway. Insignia of the United States on it. Other aircraft parked in the background.
Refueling of a U.S. Air Force B-47 Stratojet aircraft while in flight from Brize-Norton Air Force Base in the United Kingdom. The B-47 Stratojet nose section approaches for an air to air refueling hook up. It makes connections and then breaks the connections. The B-47 in flight at high altitude over scattered cumulus cloud formation. Insignia of the United States.
Activities before boarding a United States Air Force B-47 Stratojet at Brize Norton Air Force Base, United Kingdom. A pilot takes off his hand gloves and signs a preflight clearance form before boarding the B-47 Stratojet. He boards the aircraft. A group of men stand in front of the B-47. They arrange personal equipment before boarding the aircraft. Men put on parachutes. Two men inspect each other's equipment. A jeep in the background. They board the aircraft. A pilot, a co-pilot and a crewman of the B-47 put on parachutes. They check each other's parachutes and board the aircraft. The head of each men is visible as they take seats in the aircraft. A crew chief puts on a headphone and talks over an intercom system during the engine starting of the B-47. Men close the parachute compartment in the back of the B-47. The crew chief writes information on a preflight instruction form. Men doing preflight inspection of the B-47.
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