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.
The Malta Conference in Malta, United Kingdom during World War II. U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union William Averell Harriman disembarking from an aircraft at Allied Air Terminal in Luqa. Ambassador Harriman talking to an official standing beside the aircraft. U.S. Navy Fleet Admiral Ernest King disembarks from an aircraft. He is greeted by British Army Field Marshal Henry Maitland Wilson and another officer. The officers talking beside an aircraft. Ambassador Harriman with Major General F. M. Anderson Deputy Commander USSTAF (United States Strategic Air Forces in Europe) and other officers. Several officers beside an aircraft in the background.
Admiralty responsible for the command of the Royal Navy in United Kingdom demonstrates Floating Air Strips. The emergency landing field named 'Lily Pond' is constructed of hexagonal segments. The Floating Air Strip on water. A plane comes in for a landing. Men watch the landing. The plane taxis.
British civilians in the streets on 'Victory in Europe Day' (VE Day) in United Kingdom. Cars and buses move along the streets. A huge crowd on the streets. British civilians sit outside the Buckingham Palace. Several women sit in a group. A child in a pram. Large number of men and women gather on the VE Day.
British civilians in the streets on 'Victory in Europe Day' (VE Day) in United Kingdom. Cars and buses move along the streets. A huge crowd on the streets. People wave flags. A British soldier sits on a statue. Large number of men and women gather to celebrate the VE Day. A group of men stand in front of an automobile. 'Evening news' written on the automobile. An advertising banner on the street. A huge crowd on the street. People carry British flags. A boy stands in the street. (World War II period).
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