Activities of Viet Minh during the Indochina war. Ruins of houses and wrecked vehicles. Viet Minh soldier stands along with booklet. A Viet Minh soldier operating a radio. Camouflaged military vehicles with Viet Minh soldiers. Dead bodies at a riverside. Viet Minh Firing an antiaircraft gun and firing a French 75 field artillery piece. A large artillery field gun.
French paratroops preparing to board JU-52 (Amiot AaC 1 Toucan) trimotor transport aircraft for an air drop. Puppy dog mascot seen amongst their packs. They board the aircraft. Views of French paratroops descending from the JU-52 tromotor aircraft, and landing in a field in Indochina.
American and Japanese diplomats, Naval officers, sailors, and local officials mark the centennial of Commodore Perry's expedition at Shiroyama Park in Shimoda, Japan. The Japanese flag is slowly raised by an American sailor. Then the American flag is slowly raised by a sailor of the Japanese Naval Self-Defense Force. A small Japanese boy unveils a new memorial for Commodore Perry and Consul Harris. Admiral Robert Briscoe, commander of U.S. naval forces in the Far East, lays wreaths at the new monuments. Japanese officials also place wreaths, and a Japanese official gives a speech. view of the bay from the memorial. Japanese school girls in traditional costume pose with a model of a "black ship" from Commodore Perry's Squadron.
Base operations of U.S. Air Force at Ashiya Air Base in Japan. An animated map shows the air path between Tokyo and Ashiya. A USAF plane taxis. A pilot in the cockpit. Signs on a building read : 'Ashiya Air Base', 'Elevation 106' and 'Base operations'. A fork lift carries cartons and loads them into a freight aircraft. Men load drums into the aircraft. The plane taxis. A pilot in the cockpit.
A USAF freight aircraft lands and it is unloaded in Japan. A pilot in the cockpit. The plane takes off. The pilot and a copilot at the controls. A U.S. plane is in flight. Views of soldiers in the plane. Aerial views of an air base. The plane lands. A man talks on headsets. Soldiers unload the plane. Men take out a military truck through the ramp of the freight aircraft. Trucks, cartons and drums are unloaded from the aircraft. The drums are transfered into a truck. Men transfer cargo, cylinders, airplane wings and boats to the transport truck. U.S. soldiers disembark from the plane and move into a field. Soldiers stand on the air base ground. The plane takes off and flies.
Transport of supplies and personnel to Tsili Tsili for Salamua invasion in New Guinea during World War II. Two C-47s taxi and take off. Nose of a plane "The Golden Arrow" in the foreground. A C-47 is in flight. Men of U.S. 6th Fighter Squadron 5th Air Force disembark from a plane at Tsili Tsili. Native labors assist in unloading the supplies. The troops unload the C-47 "The Zephyr". Smoke in the background. The troops at an airfield. Planes in formation. Planes at the airfield and troops in the foreground. Smoke rises in the distance. The planes on the airstrip.
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