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Women Air Force Service Pilots train at Avenger Field in Sweetwater Texas during World War II
American flag flying over U.S. Army Air Forces Sweetwater Airfield (Avenger Field) in Texas, during World War 2. Above one building is seen the image of “Fifinella” on the logo of the Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASP). Women Pilots, in civilian clothes arrive by bus and enter the building. Next, they are seen in formation performing calisthenics, led by a male Air Force instructor. They also do pushups, and pullups, on horizontal bars. (Some have difficulty with this.) Next, a woman supervisor is seen blowing a whistle and the women, now dressed in fatigues, lining up in formation. In a classroom, a U.S. Army instructor explains an aircraft engine, using a cutaway engine. They take classes in map reading, navigation, and Morse code, and must pass exams in the various subjects. An Army Air Forces pilot holds a model plane while describing maneuvers. Next, a WASP is seen with an instructor as she enters a Link trainer, to learn and practice instrument flying. Several Link trainers are seen rotating with WASP trainees in them. Two WASP women, in flying suits, don seat pack parachutes. They and others head toward North American T-6 trainer aircraft on a flight line. They board the airplanes, in pairs, with one in the forward cockpit and one in the rear. (Narrator comments that on the next flight they will change cockpit positions.) Closeup from the front, as engine starts and prop turns. Other T-6s are taxiing out for takeoff. The two women pilots being followed by the camera, are next seen on the runway taking off. Views of various T-6 aircraft in flight, including some of two maneuvering in close formation in sky filled with white clouds. A T-6 peels off and dives. T-6s are seen landing back at the field. Closeup of one woman pilot in the cockpit of a larger aircraft, checking her appearance with a compact mirror. Women pilots in bathing suits go for a mass swim in a lake. Views of them swimming. They relax in the sun, afterwards. Women pilots helping one another fashion their hair. Several views of WASP pilots marching and passing in review during a graduation ceremony at the airfield. View from the rear of WASPs standing at parade rest during ceremony where they receive their wings from famous woman pilot, Jacqueline Cochran, founder of the WASP. Closeup of Ms. Cochran, in civilian clothes, on a speakers stand. Closeups of individual women pilots in the formation and of others as they receive their wings from Jacqueline Cochran. Film concludes showing WASPs with their baggage, boarding C-47 transport aircraft to take them to their various assignments. Closeup of U.S. Army Air Forces Air Transport Command logo on side of the C-47. Inside the airplane, the WASPs don parachutes. The aircraft takes off.
Views of American soldiers in India.
American soldiers in India, soldiers ride in horse driven carriages, watch snake charmers and attend horse race. Views of snake and snake charmer, horses running in a horse race. (World War II period).
British Navy training program teaches the sailors chin jab, shin stamp, knee blow as attack and counterattack methods.
British Navy training program demonstrates attack and counterattack methods of hand to hand combat and defense against an attacker. A navy officer holds the back of a chair and addresses a group of sailors about defense against the enemy. Some sailors sit on benches and some on the ground. Two sailors don gear to demonstrate different methods of attack and counterattack. They demonstrate a chin jab. One of them shows the edge of his palm and demonstrates the edge of the hand blow. He puts his foot on the foot of the opponent to show the shin stamp. He also demonstrates knee blow, boxing punch and kick. (World War II period).
A training program for the sailors of the British Navy teaches them about homemade weapons and use of helmet as a weapon.
British Navy training program teaches attack and counterattack methods of hand to hand combat to its sailors. Sailors of the British Navy. A sailor demonstrates the use of helmet as a weapon. The other sailor on the ground. A navy officer holds the back of a chair. He explains how to make a homemade weapon. A sailor demonstrates the use of this homemade weapon. (World War II period).
A training program for the sailors of the British Navy teaches them attack and counterattack methods of hand to hand combat.
British Navy training teaches the sailors how to tackle the enemy from behind. Sailors of the British Navy. A navy officer explains attack and counterattack methods of hand to hand combat. A sailor comes running from behind and shows how to jump, deliver a knee blow in the back, cover the mouth of the opponent and make him fall on the ground. Other sailors look. A repetition of the same act. (World War II period).
A training program for the British Navy sailors teaches them the methods of attack, counterattack and disarming an opponent.
British Navy training teaches the sailors methods of disarming the opponent. Two sailors demonstrate while a navy officer and other sailors observe. The sailor with a gun moves towards another who has no weapons. The second sailor with his arms raised, attacks the sailor with gun, disarms him, makes him fall to the ground and kicks him. (World War II period).
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