Scenes of RAF personnel in India casting their votes in the British General Election of July 1945.
Establishing shot showing a large thatched ...
Scenes of RAF personnel in India casting their votes in the British General Election of July 1945.
Establishing shot showing a large thatched ...
RAF photo-reconnaissance Mosquito aircraft make an accidental flight over Mount Everest and Makalu in the Himalayan mountain range.
Aircrew ...
RAF Consolidated Liberator heavy bombers fly through monsoon weather conditions to strike at strategic targets in Bangkok, capital of Japanese- ...
Reel 1: An RAF Douglas Dakota transport aircraft, KN459 'V', in flight. Landing at Don Muang airfield near Bangkok. The crew disemplane. Allied prisoners of war (POWs) awaiting ...
Air Commodore the Earl of Bandon presents a captured Japanese sword to the commanding officer of RAF 135 Squadron.
Air Officer Commanding RAF ...
RAF and US Army Air Force (USAAF) operations at and around Meiktila following its capture by British forces.
Bomb damage to buildings and ...
Air Marshal Coryton, Air Officer Commanding RAF Third Tactical Air Force and US General Stratemeyer, head of Eastern Air Command, visit British and ...
I. British naval ratings on leave in Yokohama. CUs as men examine Japanese currency - 10 yen notes. Boat takes the men ashore, passing a small light-house situated on the end of a mole - US crewmen have ...
MS off the starboard beam of a small merchantman steaming in a calm sea, and pan left to Oerlikon position on cameraship as it fires off a few rounds. XLS of escorting sloop - a depth charge (?) explodes astern ...
I. Onboard USS Missouri the Japanese representatives wait after signing the instrument of surrender - General MacArthur seats himself prior to signing. Cut to sequence showing Admiral Fraser signing for Great ...
I. Reel One. Rear-Admiral Harcourt transfers his flag to HMS Swiftsure for entry into Hong Kong. HA.MS from Swiftsure as ship's boat approaches carrying Harcourt and his staff. Harcourt comes onboard and greets ...
I. Reel One. Vice-Admiral Ruitako Fujita, Major-General Okada and Mr Nakamura, former Commissioner of Foreign Affairs, pass the camera as they leave Government House after the surrender ceremony. MCU of line of ...