A United States Army Air Forces B-17E Flying Fortress taken out from a ditch in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands during World War II. The Flying Fortress named 'Galloping Gus' stuck in the ditch while taking off. Men working near the airplane to take it out. They try to lower the wheels of the airplane on a trailer bed. A bridge is made from steel mats. The airplane is towed out of the ditch.
Salvage and reclamation activities of mess gear and gasoline cans in the European Theater during World War II. Battered canteens and cups are hammered and reshaped. Some are injected with pressurized air to reestablish their shape. A soldier working on the canteens and the cups. Men working on damaged gasoline cans. Remanufactured mess kits are stacked for re-issue after final cleaning.
The office of U.S. Army Chief of Staff in the United States. A sign on a doorway reads 'Chief of Staff'. Pictures of officers on a wall. An officer coming out of the building. Charts depict composition of the office: division of the office into ground force organization, air force organization and services of supply organization. Other charts depict the division of the office into Deputy Chief of Staff 1, 2 and 3. Another chart comprises of the chaplain organization and the medical organization.
A film titled: 'Invasion' shows a man seated at a desk in the United States. Three military analysts - Hansom Baldwin, Schubert and MacKenzie are seated at the desk along with the man. The man asks them questions about the Allied invasion of Europe. They explain their theories on the best way to invade Europe. Their explanations are followed by animation of the invasion moves. Baldwin states that bombing strategies of the Allies can prove to be a major factor in the decline of German Chancellor Adolf Hitler. Animated map shows air raids on German positions. A discussion about the best invasion route is carried out. (World War II period).
Operations of the Hurricane Hunters in the Caribbean. Interior of a United States Air Force Lockheed WC-130 Hercules aircraft in flight. A dropsonde operator speaking into a microphone. A pilot, a co-pilot and an engineer in the cockpit of the airplane.
Operations of the Hurricane Hunters in Puerto Rico. A United States Air Force Lockheed WC-130 Hercules aircraft in flight overhead. A dropsonde being ejected from the aircraft. The airplane in flight over the clouds. High altitude view of a target area.
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