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DEATH VALLEY BREAK-OUT
Ammunition, food and supplies of all kinds had to be assembled and flown out to Korea before the trapped Marines could break out from what has been described as ""Death Valley"". The food and ammunition was accurately dropped to them in...
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SWAY OF BATTLE IN INDO-CHINA -
Paratroops have recently been very prominent in the fighting in Indo-China - a reconnaissance force was dropped ten miles South West of the air strip at Na Sam. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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HOLLAND'S VITAL OUTPOST -
Defence is being built up for the islands of the Dutch East Indies. The islands are of great strategic interest and also rich in material wealth, such as oil. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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MUNICH OLYMPIC PREPARATIONS
Irish Press and Athletes visit Munich to see the Olympic Stadium in its final stage of construction. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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NEW HOVERCRAFT SERVICE
Mr Keith Speed, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, inaugurates a new hovercraft commuter service between Greenwich and Westminster. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views...
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China Enlarges Her Fighting Air Force
Delivery is taken of new machines at Shanghai and aviation display marks occasion. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced...
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An excerpt from a Soviet Documentary report on Vietnam
An excerpt from a Soviet Documentary report on Vietnam. A revealing example of the power of propaganda, the war as seen through the eyes of the other side.
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QUEEN ELIZABETH FIRE
Seawise' University gutted and sinks. After 33 years at sea, the old Queen Elizabeth when being renovated, catches fire near Hong Kong. The tragic end of a fine old lady. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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MALAYA - NO SOUND
Troops from Britain, Australia and India have been drafted in to defend Malaya. The over running of Malaya by the Japanese is a grievous blow, among the earliest disasters being the loss of Penang. Singapore, despite air raids is holding...
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FIGHTER BOMBERS IN VIETNAM
First serial pictures of Skyraider fighter bombers, recently arrived in Vietnam, making an attack against the Viet-Cong guerillas. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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HIGH FLYING FISH
Baby carp, around ten million of them, are flown out from Hong Kong to other parts of Asia for stocking rivers and lakes. When only a couple of inches long they're put into plastic bags containing water. Oxygen is blown into the water to...
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GENEVA - INDO-CHINA TRUCE SIGNED
General Delteil for France and General Buu, Viet Minh Defence Minister sign the ""Cease Fire"" shortly after midnight. An impressive session followed with all the principal Geneva delegates present. Mr Eden then makes a speech at London...
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THE AMERICAN SCENE - USS FORRESTAL
At Newport Mews, Virginia, the 60,000 ton American aircraft carrier ""Forrestal"" was launched. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection...
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Stage and Film Stars were present to see Mary Churchill christen a 'Flying Fortress'. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...
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A TRIBUTE TO HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE VI
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NAIROBI GREETS ROYAL VISITORS
Their Royal Highnesses given great welcome. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not...
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PERSONALITIES: LORD LINLITHGOW - LORD LOUIS - MR EDEN
Lord Linlithgow has returned to Britain after seven years as Viceroy of India. Lord Louis Mountbatten has arrived in India as Commander-in-Chief, South East Asia. Mr Eden stopped in the Middle East on his way to the Three Power...
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MARILYN
Marilyn Monroe, the girl who overcame an unhappy childhood to become a legend, is dead. She was born in Los Angeles, in the shadow of the Dream City which was to make her one of the immortals of the screen. ® Here are a few...
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AVIATION - PRICE OF PROGRESS
POGO PLANE - There's a happier story attached to the revolutionary Convair XFY-1 the ""Pogo Plane"", which can take off vertically. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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AVIATION - PRICE OF PROGRESS
SEA DART - Pictures of a test flight of the United States Navy experimental sea-plane called the ""Sea Dart"", which ended in disaster. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either...
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MR CHURCHILL ADDRESSES CONGRESS
The final highlight of Mr Churchill's visit to America was his address to a joint session of Congress in Washington. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata...
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BERLIN TARGET PIN-POINTED -
Flying Fortresses of American 8th Air Force, bomb a ball-bearing factory in the Berlin suburb of Erkner. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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NEW GUINEA PROGRESS
Since the air attacks of the Japanese in 1942, Port Moresby has undergone considerable reconstruction and rebuilding. There has been political progress, too, under the successful trusteeship of Australia, the inauguration of a...
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COMET'S WEEK-END TRIP
A copy of Movietone's latest newsreel was on board the Comet, when it made the World's first regular jet-liner air service. Leaving London Airport for Johannesburg, the Comet's flying time for the 6,724 miles was 18 hours 40 minutes. At...