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EISENHOWER SPEECH

Eisenhower Speech (1940)

General Dwight Eisenhower in Boston - American newsreel item.

 PLANE ARRIVES KING IN JEEP

Plane Arrives King In Jeep (1940)

King George VI and Monty meet at airfield possibly in liberated...

WAR IN RUSSIA

War In Russia (1940)

Good coverage of the war between the Germans and Russian - plus an early Hitler...

SUPER CONSTELLATION AIRCRAFT

Super Constellation Aircraft (1940-1949)

Helen Vanderbilt Frye christens TWA plane 'Star of Paris'.

PRISONERS OF WAR ON TWO FRONTS

Prisoners Of War On Two Fronts (1941)

Greek soldiers head for front, Italian POWs in Greece and in...

THE SPIRIT OF THE RAF

The Spirit Of The RAF (1941)

Airmen recuperating in an RAF hospital, plus squadron of Spitfires taking...

THE WAR IN LIBYA

The War In Libya (1941)

Allied forces advance across Western desert, Italian and Libyan POWs march in...

 

 

PLANE CRASH HEROES Dublin issue

Plane Crash Heroes Dublin Issue (1941)

Biplane crashes into Jamaica Bay, fortunately the US Navy...

AMERICAN PRIVATE CITIZEN NO 1 ARRIVES

American Private Citizen No 1 Arrives (1941)

American Republican Wendell Wilkie visits UK and meets...

ROYAL VISIT TO THE RAF

Royal Visit To The RAF (1941)

King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and Princesses visit RAF Coastal Command...

NORWAY'S CROWN PRINCE IN AMERICA Dublin issue

Norway's Crown Prince In America Dublin Issue (1941)

Prince Olaf arrives in America by plane,...

HAILE SELASSIE ENTERS ABYSSINIA on sleeve as HALLE SELASIE

Haile Selassie Enters Abyssinia On Sleeve As Halle Selasie (1941)

Haile Selassie returns to...

BOMBER NO 1000 LEAVES USA

Bomber No 1000 Leaves USA (1941)

Lord Halifax sees 1000th Hudson bomber plane take off from American...

NEWSBRIEFS

Newsbriefs (1941)

Warship refuelled at sea, bombers arrive from USA and Churchill inspects new tanks.

PRIME MINISTER WITH THE TANKS

Prime Minister With The Tanks (1941)

Churchill watches tank demo with General de Gaulle and General...

EMIR BECOMES AIR COMMODORE aka AMIR BECOMES AIR COMMODORE

Emir Becomes Air Commodore AKA Amir Becomes Air Commodore (1941)

Emir Abdullah of Jordan...

ITALIAN FLEET SMASHED

Italian Fleet Smashed (1941)

Last pictures of Italian fleet before devastating British attack + shots...

KING WITH THE PARATROOPS

King With The Paratroops (1941)

King George VI inspects paratroops regiment.

MORE NEWS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST

More News From The Middle East (1941)

King Peter of Yugoslavia in Jordan and Captain Roosevelt in...

FERRY AIR PILOTS & MR CHURCHILL AT RAF STATION

Ferry Air Pilots & Mr Churchill At RAF Station (1941)

Air Transport Auxiliary pilots at work +...

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT MAKES HISTORY

President Roosevelt Makes History (1941)

FDR proclaims national emergency and demands strengthening...

RADIO LOCATION INVENTOR TALKS aka RADIOLOCATOR INVENTOR TALKS

Radio Location Inventor Talks AKA Radiolocator Inventor Talks (1941)

Inventor of radar Robert...

GIRL FLIES BOMBER TO BRITAIN FROM U.S.A.

Girl Flies Bomber To Britain From U.S.A. (1941)

An item showing Jacqueline Cochran, the first woman...

CHIEF OF STAFF INSPECTS AMERICAN AIRCRAFT

Chief Of Staff Inspects American Aircraft (1941)

Sir Charles Portal, Chief of Air Staff, inspects...

FAMOUS FILM STAR AIDS CANADA'S VICTORY LOAN DRIVE

Famous Film Star Aids Canada's Victory Loan Drive (1941)

Film star Norma Shearer returns to Canada...

NEWS BRIEFS

News Briefs (1941)

News briefs - first Indian V.C. of the war, King George of Greece, and Czech air...

AMERICA PUTS THE 'V' IN TO HER ACTIVITIES on sleeve as PUTS THE 'U'

America Puts The 'v' In To Her Activities On Sleeve As Puts The 'u' (1941)

War work in USA -...

GERMAN PROPAGANDA FILMS

German Propaganda Films (1941)

A German propaganda film shows nazi onslaught in Russia.

NEWS BRIEFS

News Briefs (1941)

News briefs include - torch of freedom for Britain and launching of U.S.S. "Atlanta".

HULL, HELL AND HALIFAX

Hull, Hell And Halifax (1941)

Lord and Lady Halifax christen the new Handley Page Halifax heavy bomber....

ANOTHER OPEN LETTER TO MR SCHICKELGRUBER

Another Open Letter To Mr Schickelgruber (1941)

Quentin Reynolds narrates a letter to 'Mr...

WITH OUR FORCES NEAR JIBUTI

With Our Forces Near Jibuti (1941)

The King's African Rifles guard the border between British and...

MACROBERTS REPLY

Macroberts Reply (1941)

Lady MacRobert donates £25,000 towards a Stirling bomber after losing her 3...

PARATROOPS IN USA

Paratroops In USA (1941)

127 paratroopers practise parachuting in Louisiana. America.

NEWS FROM MALAYA

News From Malaya (1941)

Members of the Averill Harriman mission stop off at Malaya on their way back...

EMIR ABDULLAH GOES HOME

Emir Abdullah Goes Home (1941)

An R.A.F. pilot flies Emir Abdullah back to Transjordan from Baghdad.

OUR LIBYA OFFENSIVE

Our Libya Offensive (1941)

Good footage of allied troops advancing in Libya.

'TOUGH GUYS' OF THE SKIES

'tough Guys' Of The Skies (1941)

A look at paratroops on manoeuvres.

R.A.F'S NEW BOMBER

R.A.F's New Bomber (1941)

An item showing the R.A.F's new Avro-Manchester bomber.

A SWEEP BY AN AUSTRALIAN SQUADRON

A Sweep By An Australian Squadron (1941)

Men from an Australian squadron of the R.A.F. receive a...

PEACE OR WAR IN THE PACIFIC

Peace Or War In The Pacific (1941)

Tokyo's envoy Mr Kurusu arrives in Washington for appeasement talks...

NEWSBRIEFS FROM SINGAPORE

Newsbriefs From Singapore (1941)

Newsbriefs from Singapore show R.A.F. and army men on manoeuvres.

PARATROOPS IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Paratroops In The Middle East (1941)

Paratroops practise in the Middle East.

LIBYA OFFENSIVE

Libya Offensive (1941)

The offensive continues in Libya.

REVIEW OF THE YEAR 1941

Review Of The Year 1941 (1941)

Review of international news stories from that year.

AMERICAN REVIEW OF 1941

American Review Of 1941 (1941)

Review of the year 1941 - American version.

KING AND QUEEN WITH THE ATA

King And Queen With The Ata (1942)

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit the Air Transport...

A TRIBUTE TO MACARTHUR

A Tribute To Macarthur (1942)

Brief retrospective looks at the military career of General Douglas...

KING & QUEEN WITH THE RAF

King & Queen With The RAF (1942)

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit an RAF bombing station.

MR CHURCHILL'S TOUR

Mr Churchill's Tour (1942)

Winston Churchill visits bomber station and munitions factory in the north...