ZUM4922308: Tue 18, 1954 - 24 year old American pilot Fred D. Elkins hitchhiked over 14,000 km around half the world in order to get married to the one he loves. When he was an airlift pilot Fred met secretary Helga on the airfield in Berlin-Tempelhof. They fell in love and decided to get married... but Fred was re-stationed to Austria. His at-time 19 year old Helga followed him to Vienna in 1951. Then right before everything was ready to go again, he was commandeered to the Philippines. He saved all of his vacation days until the beginning of this month, when he hitchhiked on planes en route to Berlin because he didn't have the money for a regular flight. His buddies from the air force helped him though, and so he flew for eight days in different military vehicles over India, Egypt, Italy, and Europe - before finally landing in Berlin. Now they are married. His vacation days, however, are over on March 23, so Helga will have to wait a little longer, now as Mrs. Elkins, for her travel permit to the USA / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4922743: Tue 30, 1954 - Royal Tour Duke of Edinburgh At Woomera: The Duke of Edinburgh flew to Woomera to explore some of the secretes of this Wellsian Wilderness, the proving ground, in partnership with Australia, for Britain's programme of rockets and guided missiles., This picture shows H.R.H. inspecting a Pike, a piloted version od the Jindividuk, an experimental pilot less aircraft / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4922840: Apr. 02, 1954 - Paris Six day race started last night: The competitors of the six day cycling race snapped soon after the Race started last night. At right (White Sweaters) the two Italian cyclists Piazza and Rossi. They are surrounded by the Swiss Roth Schulte and Godeau and Ockers (Belg / Bridgeman Images
ELD4923254: Le roi de france Louis XIV (1638-1715) et sa cour à Versailles - Louis XIV of France and his court in Versailles Drawing by Marcel Jeanjean (1893-1973) draws from “” Les beaux episodes de la histoire de France”” 1922 Collection privee, Jeanjean, Marcel Joseph (1893-1973) / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4923455: Apr. 04, 1954 - Spaniards fly in Fuerstenfeldbruck: On Monday the American air-force opened on the military air-field Fuerstenfeldbruck near Munich the first information-school for pilots or the so called “common program for defence”. To this program belong all countries of the Atlantic-Pact and also Spain, Persia and Jugoslavia. The courses will last 5-6 weeks. In this time the pilots should learn the aeroplanes and the implements which will delivered by the United States to the different countries / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4923530: Apr. 04, 1954 - Own Hand-Signals For Blinds: All blinds of Munich living in the home for blinds now got their own hand-signal. the Hand-signals are about 30 cm long on show on a round yellow disk three black points. Specially there was given at the corner of the home for blinds a” road-crossing for blinds”, after the blinds always had trouble to cross the street / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4924987: Apr. 04, 1954 - Ingrid Bergman Reherses” Hoan of ARC” At The Milan Scala.. Keystone Photo Shows: - Ingrid Bergman the Swedish born Screen Star wife of Roberto Rosellini - in a Happy mood when she arrived at the Vergani Hotel, Milan- Recently to Start Rehearsela for the Performence of” Joan of Arc” - At the Milan La Scala Opera House / Bridgeman Images