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Battle Of Britain Reel-2
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keywords: wwii, battle of britain, german blitz, raf, royal air force, british factory workers, prime minster winston churchill, we shall never surrender, german bombers attack england, rescue british pilot
Synopsis: WWII Britain stands alone against an overwhelming German aerial campaign designed to wear down British defenses to the point that a Nazi invasion of England would be successful. Scenes of British factory workers working to the point of exhaustion producing goods for the defense of Britain, Prime Minister Winston Churchill tours bomb damage block-by-block, Britons gather around radios to hear Winston Churchill's "We Shall Never Surrender" speech, German bombers attack England, British fighters defend against German aerial assault, British pilot rescued in English Channel...(read more)
- Date: 1945
- Duration: 00:08:57
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: England
- Location: England, France
Battle Of Britain Reel-2
Scenes depicting the British people working to the point of exhaustion in factories and providing civilian defense duties. Citizens greet Winston Churchill. People gather around radios to hear Churchill’s message to the people ending in “we shall never surrender”. Air raid sirens are sounded, flights of German Luftwaffe planes attack bomb supply ships in English Channel, RAF pilots scramble to planes, Spitfire planes take-off. Excellent scenes of aerial combat between British and German Luftwaffe planes.
RAF pilot shoots down German plane, hand on trigger, machine guns firing, German plane hit, dives into water. Shows wreckage of German planes shot down over England. The German bombing of England continues. British RAF pilot is rescued from the English Channel.
