Famed aviator, Group Captain Douglas Bader, who served with great distinction in World War II, in spite of the loss of his legs in a prewar accident, visits disabled soldier and military veterans at hospital in Britain. He converses with several wounded, recovering patients in wheel chairs and shakes hands with many, including an amputee. He works his way through the facility pausing to chat and visit with as many disabled veterans as possible. Doctors accompany him and nurses watch in the background.
Damage to the buildings and houses in London due to bombing by German bombers, during Germany's blitzkrieg campaign of World War II. Damage to South Eastern town in England after air raid blitz. Injured taken for treatment on stretcher. Rescue teams of ARP and AFS. Bombed street and damaged buildings of the town in the morning, after bombing at night. Man looks at damaged houses, roads with rubbles. Water flowing on streets due to burst pipelines. A car struck in traffic jam. Shops of the town opened as usual.
Damage to buildings and houses in South Eastern town in England due to bombing by German bombers, during World War II. Routine life of the people of the town resumes in morning after bombing at night. Men and women walking on paths along the bomb struck roads. British Army soldier and police men walking on roads. Damaged buildings and houses, road with rubbles. Workers clearing trash on a dairy building. Shops working normally after blasts. Woman buys fish from a shop.
A formation of German Heinkel 111 bombers is seen flying in formation during period of World War 2 blitz attacks on England. View from copilot's side of the cockpit of one bomber. View of Pilot in the left seat. View from window in left side of the bomber. View from inside the nose of bomber as it approaches shore of England. Pilot and copilot don oxygen masks. Views from gunner's position in the bomber's nose, as a British spitfire fighter plane attacks. German gunner fires machine gun, continuously, at the attacking spitfire, as it zooms past the bomber's nose. Another spitfire attacks directly head-on. The German gunner fires. The spitfire pulls up and over the bomber. Gunner firing at two spitfires passing beside it. One of them is struck and streams smoke as it slowly falls downward to crash (unseen). Another spitfire aircraft making a head-on attack, is fired upon and makes an aerobatic maneuver away. Closeup of the German machine gun firing tracer rounds, and striking another spitfire that inverts and dives down streaming smoke.
A sports meet organized with various athletic events, in Great Britain. In ice skating, participating athletes race speedily and the spectators and support staff watch. An obstacle race event of ice skating. Victorious athlete overjoys after winning.
A sports meet organized with various athletic events underway, in Great Britain. Athletes run on tracks in men's relay race. Spectators watch and cheer for athletes. Men jump and advance in a sack race competition. Athletes participate in hurdle race. Athletes in another event climb structure of bamboo poles and jump on ground. Athletes run and jump from inside a roll. Rope climbing,obstacle race, high jump and long jump events underway.
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