Extended sequence showing closeup of a U.S. Army Air Forces Martin B-26 Marauder medium bomber in flight, photographed from another aircraft flying in formation. "Camera ship," is painted on the plane's fuselage, below the cockpit. Pilot, copilot, and crew member in nose are clearly visible. As the sequence progresses, clouds appear above and the ground below. The nose position is now empty. The B-26 continues in flight over varied terrain including hills, agriculture field, and a large town. Scene shifts to a loose formation of 7 B-26s in the distance. Next, a new sequence shows open field with patches of shrubs and trees. A dilapidated farm building seen in foreground. It explodes with fire and smoke. As the smoke drifts away, only debris is seen remaining. Cause of the explosion is not evident from the film. (World War 2 period).
Victory in Europe Day celebration in London, England at the end of World War II. Crowd gathered watches two Norwegian soldiers seated on top of a monument waving flag of Norway. American soldiers walk holding American flag. Men gather beside an “Evening News” van. Flags flutter in wind atop a building. French cosmetics company Bourjois advertisement unrolls from building which reads 'Bourjois Creators of Fine Perfumes and Toilet Soap'. Crowd gathered at Trafalgar Square for Victory in Europe (V-E) day celebration. They hold British flags in Trafalgar Square (Trafalgar Sq, London WC2N 5DN, United Kingdom). Children seated on shoulders of their parents. View of the Big Ben in London.
Soldiers advance in Hurtgen Forest,Germany during World War II. Soldiers get into trucks mounted with multiple rocket launchers. They move along the edge of the forest to new positions. Trees in the background.
Landscapes in the United States. Animated map shows: tourist places in Montana,Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado,and New Mexico. Men on horseback as pack of horses move on a mountain trail. View of Continental Divide from Pikes Peak.
On Election Day, November 7, 1944, in World War 2, Americans are seen waiting patiently to vote. They stand in a long line extending down a city sidewalk next to brick and stone buildings. Views of several persons in the line. Scene shifts in flashback to the election of Woodrow Wilson, in 1912. Four men on horseback arrive at a polling place. Another travels to vote, in his 1910 Ford Model T truck. Change of time and place shows farmer arriving by horse-drawn wagon and walking to polling place past 1930s car and truck. A fully laden truck stops at a rural gasoline station, temporarily serving as polling place. American town residential street scene in the 1930s. Citizens gathering to vote at a polling place set up at a laundry shop, in the Bronx Borough of New York City. Views of various places in the United States, serving as polling places. Americans seen waiting to vote at various places, in the 1944 national election. Among the sites shown is Bridgeport Central High School, built in 1916, (which later became Bridgeport City Hall), at 45 Lyon Terrace in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Persons in various places, registering to vote, including actor Lewis Stone, actress Esther Williams, and USO entertainer, Bob Hope. Voter closing curtain behind him as he votes in a voting booth. Views of voters' feet, below curtains, as they vote. Various types of boxes. Newspaper headline speaks of the large voter turnout in millions during the 1944 election. Shipyard workers at end of their shift, are seen heading to the polls to vote.
Civil strife in Punjab, India is depicted in newsreel "New Indian Dominions in Chaos." Indian civilians loaded on trucks move and evacuate town. People move with their belongings, animals, and children loaded on bullock carts. A man clings to the side of full cart leaving the area. Burning and damaged buildings. Burned vehicles. Man carries a woman on his shoulders. Another man carries a bed over his head. Refugees evacuate the town. Soldiers advance and fire in a battle. Scenes of dead civilian victims of the violence. Wounded people are carried on litters and moved to hospitals. A railroad train filled with people trying to leave the area, and the roofs of the train completely covered with passengers also. More scenes of civilian refugees fleeing the violence.
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