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VE Day in London; Airplanes in formation

Film | Accession Number: 2000.620.1 | RG Number: RG-60.2202 | Film ID: 2262

(18 SFP 9490) May 9, 1945. LS of Westminster Abbey. Big Ben. Pedestrian traffic. Crowds. Women dancing on street. People carrying flags. Parade. Couples dancing on square. Megaphone. Crowd surrounding Buckingham Palace, Queen Mother and King on balcony. Billboards in Piccadilly Circus, shop signs, traffic, crowds line streets. Buses squeeze through people. Burning hangar.

01:34:44 (18 SFP 9491) March 1945. Planes flying in formation of six. CU, sides of planes "A-YU." CU of pilot in plane cabin.


Duration
00:12:37
Date
Event:  March-May 1945
Locale
London, England
Language
Silent
Genre/Form
Unedited.
Credit
Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration

About This Film

Contributor
Producer: United States. Army Air Forces. Combat Camera Unit, 3rd.
Camera Operator: West
Camera Operator: King
Producer: United States. Army Air Forces. Combat Camera Unit, 4th.
B&W / Color
Color
Image Quality
Fair
Time Code
01:27:38:00 to 01:40:15:00
Film Format
  • Master
    • Master 2262 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - large
    Master 2262 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - large
    Master 2262 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - large
    Master 2262 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - large
  • Preservation
    • Preservation 2262 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - large
    Preservation 2262 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - large
    Preservation 2262 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - large
    Preservation 2262 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - large
Special Collection
Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Film Provenance
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this from the National Archives and Records Administration in July 2000.
Copied From
16mm
Film Source
United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
File Number
Legacy Database File: 2351
Source Archive Number: 18 SFP 9490, 9491

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
Copyright
Public Domain
Conditions on Use
To the best of the Museum's knowledge, this material is in the public domain. You do not require further permission from the Museum to reproduce or use this material.

 
Record last modified: 2022-07-28 22:02:34
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