Americans and the 8th British Army meet up in North Africa during World War II

VS B-17 Flying Fortress airplanes over desert; bombers dropping ordnance as flak bursts around them; bombs falling to desert and exploding; nose of B-17; tanks come to stop in the desert and Americans and British soldiers enthusiastically meet up; US, British helmets; hands exchanging cigarettes; they light up / aerial view of convoy of transport trucks in desert; tanks rolling in the dust; several camouflaged tanks with soldiers on top; tank with palm tree / young pilots climb into cockpit of fighter; propeller cranks up / VS men stacking shells; artillery in shade of palm; triangular piles of rifles leaning against palms; priest performs mass in shade of tree; he gives sign of the cross; gives men wine; boots trudging though deep sand; British soldiers march away; soldier in peaked cap with cylindrical barrels of machine gun / Note: exact day not known