Battle Of Britain

After Dinner Speeches By War Minister

Sir John Anderson, War Minister & Air Chief Marshal Dowding speak to Battle of Britain pilots.

Spitfire Takes Off (1940)

Spitfire takes off.

Making Airfield After D-Day Landings (1944)

Material showing British troops building airfield, Spitfires flying, and fleet of ships at sea.

Beaten Back (1940)

German pilots are fought off over Dover by Spitfires and Hurricanes of the RAF.

Air Raids On Britain (1940)

Various shots of air raid damage and of shot down German planes.

Britain Answers The Call (1940)

British troops return from Norway while others leave for the fight in France.

Canterbury Bombed (1940)

Nice shots of Canterbury after a German bombing raid - some damage to the Cathedral.

Dover Bombed (1940)

Shots of a bombing raid on Dover - houses are destroyed but the people keep smiling.

Down Came A Raider - Bombs And All (1940)

A German bomber - shot by anti-aircraft guns - crashes into a house in Bromley.

Jerry Bombs At Random (1940)

A bombing raid on Dover leads to civilian casualties.

Nazi Bombers Beaten Off (1940)

Dive bombers attack ships in the Channel. They have to face anti-aircraft guns and Spitfires.

Air Drama Off The Coast (1940)

German dive bombers attack a British Convoy off the Kent coast.

Running The Gauntlet (1940)

German bombers attack British ships off Dover. Hurricanes go up to see them off.

Women And The War (1940)

Wrens, the ATS and the South African Womens Auxiliary Air Force show their role in the War.

Time To Remember - The Reluctant Warriors 1939 - Reel 2 (1939)

Documentary about events of 1939 - preparations for war and then hostilities break out.

Time To Remember - The Reluctant Warriors 1939 - Reel 4 (1939)

Documentary about events of 1939 - preparations for war and then hostilities break out.

Time To Remember - The Reluctant Warriors 1939 - Reel 1 (1939)

Documentary about events of 1939 - preparations for war and then hostilities break out.

Time To Remember - The Reluctant Warriors 1939 - Reel 3 (1939)

Documentary about events of 1939 - preparations for war and then hostilities break out.

Spitfires - Kenley Fighter Station (1940)

Good shots of Spitfire fighters scrambling to take off.

Children Help Buy Spitfire (1940)

A group of young children set about raising funds to buy a spitfire by picking and selling plums.

Battle Of Britain (1940)

Compilation of classic blitz bombing scenes in London.

Review Of The Year 1940 (1940)

Events of the year 1940.

Time To Remember - Standing Alone 1940 - Reel 3 (1940)

Documentary film about events of later months of 1940.

London Blitz

England can take it. Quickly edited story about London in the Blitz.

Nazi Airmen Funeral - England May 1940

Funeral of four Nazi airmen is held in England - people pay respect to enemy.

Day Of Prayer (1940)

People attend their village church to mark the National Day of Prayer in September 1940.

Reprisal Headlines (1940)

Close shots of British newspaper headlines calling for the bombing of Berlin.

Sir Kingsley Wood (1940)

Sir Kingsley Wood inspects a Nazi plane on display in London for an 'Arms for Britain' drive.

Britain Carries On - 1940 (1940)

Footage of women at work in sweets factory.

R.A.F. Honours Dead Foes RAF (1940)

Funeral procession held by RAF for German airmen.

Signs Of Our Times Issue Title - Ups And Downs (1940)

Footage of local shops continuing as usual despite bomb damage.

Time To Remember - Run Rabbit Run 1940 - Reel 1 (1940)

Documentary film about events of early months of 1940.

Time To Remember - Run Rabbit Run 1940 - Reel 2 (1940)

Documentary film about events of early months of 1940.

Time To Remember - Run Rabbit Run 1940 - Reel 4 (1940)

Documentary film about events of early months of 1940.

Time To Remember - Standing Alone 1940 - Reel 1 (1940)

Documentary film about events of later months of 1940.

Time To Remember - Standing Alone 1940 - Reel 2 (1940)

Documentary film about events of later months of 1940.

Time To Remember - Standing Alone 1940 - Reel 4 (1940)

Documentary film about events of later months of 1940.

Hitler & Mussolini Meet (1940)

Hitler and Mussolini meet for talks in a railway carriage in the Italian Alps.