Unedited rushes. Palestinian WAAFs at No. 10 Maintenance Unit, Kesfareet.

I. Magwe, Burma, 24 February 1942: Bristol Blenheim Mk IV of RAF Squadron 113 on bombing raid on Mataban. Shots of Bristol Blenheim Mk IV aircraft on the runway at Magwe refuelling and preparing for take-off. A brief shot of a small dog being pulled by ...

I. 'GIBRALTAR.' The Duke of Gloucester and Lord Gort (C-in-C Gibraltar) on a tour of the defences of "Britain's stronghold at the gateway to the Mediterranean". Panoramic views of the Rock of Gibraltar from the sea with Merchant shipping using the ...

I. 'SOUTH AFRICA.' Motorcycle outriders lead a parade of South African infantry armed with Lee-Enfield .303-in Mk III rifles. The parade is watched by a large number of civilian onlookers. The commentary states following a call from General Smuts, ...

I. 'NEWS FROM ENGLAND.' An introduction to some of the latest types of United States aircraft arriving disassembled in crates as part of the Anglo-American lend-lease scheme. Crated aircraft parts are towed into an assembly area. Anti-corrosion paint ...

I. 'AUSTRALIA.' Imperial Australian forces led by a brass band march past crowds of civilian onlookers along a street in central Melbourne. The commentary states that Australia is in the war "up to the hilt" over scenes of parading Bren gun carriers ...

I. 'HMS DUKE OF YORK.' The commentary points out that the battleship HMS Duke of York (King George V Class) was the ship which took Churchill on his recent visit to the United States. HMS Duke of York is visible on the horizon with smoke from her ...

I. 'THE DAY WILL COME.' The commentary outlines a history of Japanese aggression over footage of Emperor Hirohito of Japan inspecting armoured crews with SHI-KI command tanks evident in the background. Japanese SHI-KI, CHI-HA and I-GO amphibious ...

I. 'AMERICA'S NEW FLYING WING.' A Northrop N9M-B flying wing (one third scale development aircraft for the projected XB-35 bomber) has its propellers hand-started and taxies for a take off from salt lake flats (Muroc ?), its tricycle undercarriage ...

I. 'THANKS TO THE NAVY.' The commentary outlines events leading to the despatch of the largest supply convoy yet to Malta under the command of Rear-Admiral Sir Philip Vian, who is shown posing for photographs on the deck of an unidentified Royal Navy ...

India.

A map of India shows the provinces, Bay of Bengal and the Arabian sea. The commentary introduces this edition devoted entirely to matters Indian by stressing the contrasts found in the landscape between ...

I. 'BOMBER COMMAND STRIKES AGAIN.' Short Stirling bomber aircraft of 7 Squadron RAF are parked at dispersal prior to a raid on the Renault works at Billancourt, France. The Stirling's Bristol Hercules engines are warmed up as a tractor tows bombs of ...

I. 'ATS IN THE MIDDLE EAST.' British Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) members are helped from the back of a truck on arrival at the ATS training centre at Sarafand, Palestine. ATS recruits are marched to an initial interview with an ATS Lieutenant ...

I. 'LORD GORT, GOVERNOR OF MALTA.' Air Marshal Tedder (Air Officer Commanding, Middle East) and Sir Walter Monckton are given a tour of Malta by Sir William Dobbie shortly before his retirement. Lord Gort, the new Governor, chats with them. The ...

Malta.

I. 'MALTA.' The commentary states that this film is dedicated to the people of Malta, "who can take it and give it!" Aerial views of Valletta follow showing extensive damage from Axis bombing. Maltese ...

I. 'JEEPS.' The commentary introduces the "Jeep" (General Purpose utility vehicle GP) over views of British Army officers driving a Willys MB 4x4 Jeep at speed along a Cairo street. The vehicle's ability to negotiate rough terrain is aptly ...

I. 'NEWS FROM ENGLAND.' The commentary stresses that "Britain's victory production drive is in full swing" and that tank production in particular is increasing in volume. Female factory workers brush anti-corrosion paint into vulnerable areas of an ...

I. 'ARMY POLICE DOGS.' Dog handlers from the Corps of Military Police march along with their canine charges as the commentary points out that many of the animals were handed to the Army police school for the duration of the war. The dogs, guided by ...

September 15th, 1940 - The Day that Saved the World.

I. 'SEPTEMBER 15th 1940-THE DAY THAT SAVED THE WORLD.' A retrospective edition covering events of interest in the two years following the aforementioned date. The ...

I. 'NEWS FROM ENGLAND.' King Haakon VII of Norway accompanied by Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess Martha mount a viewing podium in Hyde Park to view a march past of Free Norwegian subjects on the occasion of the King's seventieth birthday. ...

I. 'NEWS FROM AMERICA.' The commentary states that mass production in the shipyards is America's reply to the U-boats. A large commercial shipbuilding yard is shown with heavy-lift cranes and slipways evident. Invited women dignitaries pose for ...

I. 'NEWS FROM ENGLAND.' Stockshot footage shows United States (US) infantry disembarking from the merchant troopship St Mihiel at a port in Northern Ireland in 1918. The commentary contrasts the arrival of the 1918 "Doughboys" with their counterparts ...

I. [Reel One] 'NEWS FROM ENGLAND.' Members of the Home Guard patrol Lake Windermere in small motor boats mounting a Vickers .303-in heavy machine guns on the bow. The commentary points out that until the arrival of the motor boats, the lake was ...

Promises Fulfilled - [Supplies].

I. 'PROMISES FULFILLED.' North American B-25 Mitchell bombers of the United States Army Air Force (USAAF) fly in loose formation. Royal Air Force (RAF) Martin Baltimore bombers drop ...