U.S. Navy during the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands in the Pacific during World War 2. The heavy cruiser, USS Northampton (CA-26) attempting to tow the severely damaged Carrier, USS Hornet (CV-8), while under attack by Japanese aircraft. Stern section of USS Northampton. USS Hornet listing very heavily towards single-stack Sims class destroyer in the foreground. Crew firing guns from Hornet. Flak bursting in the sky over Hornet during a Japanese torpedo attack.
U.S. Naval fleet underway in the Pacific Ocean during the Battle of Santa Cruz Island of World War 2. Aft section of the flight deck aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6). The ship is under attack by Japanese airplanes and men take cover. Smoke arising from a Japanese bomb strike obscures the scene. The smoke engulfs the flight deck with stranded U.S. Navy SBD Dauntless near the stern. Sailors on the Enterprise firing 5 inches guns. An explosion rocks the ship and the SBD airplane at the stern falls into nearby gun sponson. Several men are in prone positions on the stern of the flight deck. One lone sailor runs forward, the length of the flight deck. Personnel running with fire hoses. SBDs and U.S. Navy F4F Wildcat parked on the flight deck. Anti-aircraft cruiser USS San Juan and battleship USS South Dakota are visible steaming along Enterprise's port side.
U.S. Naval fleet in the Pacific Ocean during the Battle of Santa Cruz Island in World War 2. Deck crewmen gather near U.S. Navy SBD Dauntless aircraft, with damaged tail, and push it aft on flight deck of USS Enterprise (CV-6). Flight deck crews begin respotting aircraft on the deck. Smoke rising from an enemy bomb strike aft. The carrier taking evasive action, as shown in its wake. Smoke-covered flight deck aft and section personnel falling to prone position as enemy aircraft strafe the ship. Tracers seen across the deck. Enterprise antiaircraft guns firing and puffs of black smoke from flak filling the sky. Some of the ship's antiaircraft guns firing level at Japanese aircraft attacking low over the water. An attacking Japanese airplane makes sharp climb behind the Enterprise, which continues evasive maneuvers in the water. Heavy cruiser USS Portland (CA-33) visible astern of Enterprise.
Extensive road building program in the Province of Entre Rios, Argentina. Vehicles drive past on the road from Parana to Viale. Gauchos (Argentinian cowboys) on horses along a dirt road. Visiting delegation from Second Pan American Highway Congress inspects construction of bridge over the Gaulaguay River at Tala. Visitors walk across railroad. Workers construct the bridge road. Workmen make a fill over a culvert on the Villaguay-Concordia road. Cars drive past. Entre Rios provincial maintenance crew at work on a road of medium traffic. Clip ends with a brief shot of car traffic on roads in Buenos Aires, with a tall monument in the distance.
Sierras Tourist Hotel and golf course at Alta Gracia, Argentina. Country houses at Villa Allende. A large rock crushing plant on the Villa Allende-Cordoba road at Unquilla. Narrow stretch of road from Cordoba to Santa Fe. Tourists get down from ferry across the Parana River between Sante Fe and Parana. Monument of General Urquiza in Parana.
History related exhibits at a museum in Buenos Aires, Argentina. View of the Recoleta Cemetery. People walk and shop at an outdoor market in Buenos Aires. Traffic in downtown district, mixing pedestrians, horses, horse carts, cars and trucks. Workers widen Santa Fe street. Vehicles drive past on Avenida Alvear that leads to Palermo.