Scene at RAF base in England during Battle of Britain. A Royal Air Force pilot is scrambled. Responding to alarm or alert, he runs to his Spitfire aircraft, pulls his parachute from the tail of the aircraft, dons it, and jumps into the cockpit, in full flight gear, including helmet and oxygen mask. He takes off. View from rear of aircraft on ground, with engine running. (World War II period).
Women of Auxiliary Territorial Service, in World War II. Several are dressed in flight overalls, others are not. They enter gate of aviation training facility. They are shown an Aircraft Log Book (C.A. Form 27) in which one must record all information pertaining to the operating history of an airplane. A man shows the women access panel on side of an aircraft engine. The women (now all in coveralls) pick up and tow an aircraft backwards, by hand, to a spot on the lawn.
Women of Auxiliary Territorial Service,in flight overalls, followed by new volunteers,in street clothes, march to a hangar at aviation training facility. Words on top of hangar read 'The Gordon Dove'. Women in line enter the hangar. A biplane and a monoplane land on field. Two women watch and autogyro take off. Four women work on framework of an airplane. They are dressed in flight overalls and wear caps with a type of ATS insignia on them. Several women walk to the hangar from the autogyro, carrying tools.
Women, of the British Auxiliary Territorial Service, work maintaining aircraft during World War II. A woman performs maintenance on nose section of an airplane engine. One woman explains aspects of an engine to several others. A woman climbs into cockpit of an autogyro, while another pulls propeller through several times. A third woman lies on ground under aircraft performing maintenance inside an open panel. New women volunteers are lined up in formation on concrete apron in front of hangar, while supervisor speaks to them.
British women working in agriculture, in the "Land Army" on the home front, during World War II. They wear the uniform consisting o breeches, jersey, and slouch hat. Women are seen gathering harvested crop, pitching hay onto horse -drawn wagon and driving tractor in field. Women riding on wagon pulled by draught horse. A woman leads the horse, pulling empty wagon, out the gate of the farm.
Departure of Royal Mail Ship Queen Elizabeth. First boat train arrives at bridge of Royal Mail Ship Queen Elizabeth. Passengers arrive by car. Passengers gathered to board the ship. Cabin class passengers board Queen Elizabeth. Baggage aboard. Crane in the background. Baggage handled and put on to conveyor. Baggage slung into forward hold. Gangplank lowered. A sign reads 'Railway of England'.
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