A Cold War era film about the low angle flying ability of U.S. Air Force B-58 Hustler aircraft in the United States. A map traces the route to be taken by B-58 aircraft to the Soviet Union. A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refuels the B-58 in mid air. A map traces the route of a possible B-58 Hustler aircraft mission to Kiev, Ukraine from England. The route of a B-58 mission from Pacific islands to China. A B-58 Hustler in flight carrying a free fall bomb pod. A crewman aboard an airborne B-58 aircraft. The B-58 aircraft makes a low pass over an airstrip.
C-47 Skytrain and C-131B at Tempelhof Air Base in Berlin, Germany. A C-47 Skytrain lands at the air base. Another aircraft C-131B lands. The plane taxis down a parking area. An officer and a family alights from the plane. They walk away from the aircraft and get into a station wagon. A board reads ' Tempelhof Berlin,Germany USAF in Europe'.
Britain's annual Earls Court Motor Show in London. Showcases a world-wide range of cars. Show includes Britain's ultra-luxury cars, Detroit's newest models, Russian cars for export trade, Europe's new "baby" cars, and do-it-yourself car builder's kit.
Gymnasts compete at West Point to qualify for the United States team in the 1959 Pan-American Games in Chicago, USA. Garland O’Quinn of the United States Military Academy at West Point Gymnast Team shown in semi-slow motion on the parallel bars. Brilliant performances on horizontal bars, trampoline, and parallel bars. Los Angeles schoolteacher John Beckner demonstrates in the finale. Group of people assembled to watch their performances.
Newsreel clip on baseball's July 7, 1959 All-Star Game -- the first of two games played that year. Clip opens with view of the 35,000 fans jammed into PIttsburgh's Forbes Field for the daytime game. With score tied 1-1 in the seventh inning, the Chicago Cubs' Ernie Banks (seen in brief closeup) hits a long drive off the left field wall, runs into second for a double. Milwaukee's Del Crandall then singles to score Banks and give the National League a 2-1 lead. Fans stand and cheer as the Pittsburgh Pirates' Bill Mazeroski comes to bat. Mazeroski gets hit to left field to score Crandall. In the eighth inning, the Chicago White Sox' Nellie Fox gets a single to ignite a rally. The Baltimore Orioles Gus Triandos hits a double to put American League in front 4-3. But in the bottom of the eighth, hits by Ken Boyer and Hank Aaron tie the game. Then Willie Mays (seen in closeup) hits a long drive just beyond the reach of the center fielder. Forbes Field's ivy-covered outfield wall seen in the shot. Mays' triple scores Aaron to put National League on top 5-4. Brief view of the scoreboard. In the ninth inning, Harvey Kuenn pops up to the end the game.
U.S. military officials removing weapons from a Cuban arms cache. Views of street protests and protestors being dispersed by tear gas and water cannons. Map of Panama. Aerial view of simple seaside huts and shacks. Castro forces in boats raiding locations in Panama and Haiti in 1959.