D-day minus 1 (June 5, 1944) during World War 2. U.S. soldiers eat a meal while seated on the deck of a Large Landing Craft Infantry LCI(L) number 88, docked in Weymouth, England. (This ship would be the first LCI(L) to carry troops to the Easy Red landing zone during the second wave of landings at Omaha beach, on D-Day. Among troops landing there would be the 16th Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, with support from 7th Field Artillery Battalion;1st Engineer Combat Battalion; 1st Medical Battalion; 741st Tank Battalion (DD); 62d Armored Field Artillery Battalion; and 20th Engineer Combat Battalion.) A Captain and a field grade officer sit next to each other on the ship's deck. One soldier looks through his binoculars at an English woman standing outside her back door, looking back at him through her binoculars. Wash is drying on her line. The soldier tries to call out to her, but stops, realizing it is futile. Several of his buddies are amused by the whole event. Scene shifts to U.S. Army Air Forces B-26 bombers flying in formation, and then to aerial views from an aircraft, of bombs exploding on the ground in a city below. Next, a formation of B-17 bombers is seen, escorted by P-47 fighters. Scene shifts back to Weymouth harbor again, where American troops attend a Roman Catholic mass on the pier, adminstered by a military chaplain, wearing traditional clerical garb. LCL(L)s number 89 and 93 are seen tied up in the background. Coast Guardsmen gather around one of their ship's officers who briefs them on the operation.
Germans attack on Allied positions in Dover, England during World War II. German soldiers scan the cliffs of Dover through binoculars. A large coastal gun loaded. Soldiers fire allied positions on the coast. A large coastal gun fired.
Women cadets of the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service demonstrate a colorful review in London, England. The women cadets march in columns, stand at attention and salute.
Scenes from the 23rd Cycle and Motorcycle Exhibition in London, England. Large crowd gathered at the venue. Exhibition features latest streamlined two-wheeled vehicles and motor designs. A man dressed in a cutaway and topper tophat rides an early model antique bicycle.
A royal wedding in England. A royal carriage carries Princess Margaret towards Westminster Abbey in London. The carriage moves past cheering crowds. Bridegroom Anthony Armstrong-Jones with his best man, Dr. Roger Gilliatt, in the abbey. His father, Ronald Armstrong-Jones, is seated. The groom's mother, Anne Parsons, the Countess of Rosse. Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen Mother Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, and Prince Charles walking down the aisle. The bride gets off from the Glass Coach carriage. Princess Margaret is wearing a silk organza gown designed by Norman Hartnell. The princess walks into the abbey. Princess Margaret walks down the aisle, accompanied by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. The marriage is solemnized by Archbishop of Canterbury Reverend Geoffrey Fisher and The Very Reverend Eric Abbott, Dean of Westminster. After the ceremony the couple leaves in a carriage. View of the bridesmaids, including Princess Anne, the daughter of Queen Elizabeth II. The couple reaches the Buckingham Palace. The Queen and the Queen Mother. The newlywed couple appears in a balcony. They depart for their honeymoon in a royal yacht.
A race for homing pigeons in Selby, England. Men open cages as they set their homing pigeons free for a race. The pigeons fly off in the sky to win the first prize worth $2,500,000.
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