The Canol Project (Canadian oil) in Canada during World War II. A seaplane on water surface next to a barge. Troops and workers cross a water stream through a wooden platform. Men load baggage on the seaplane. The seaplane taxis and takes off from the water surface. Seagulls in the water. A ferry docks next to a barge in the harbor.
The Canol Project in Fairbanks, Alaska during World War II. Graders, tractors and engineering equipment operating at a work site. Workers load tractors and equipment on to a barge. A number of newly constructed barges at a harbor. The workers turn the barges with the help of cranes. Men roll diesel drums. 'Fuel Diesel' written on the drums. A worker greasing runways.
The Canol Project in Fairbanks, Alaska during World War II. A tugboat hauls an empty barge across a stream. Workers stand on the barge. They load the barge with engineering equipment. An engineering vehicle loaded on the barge. The loaded barge leaves the harbor.
The Canol Project in Fairbanks, Alaska during World War II. Workers lay a pipeline along a highway. They weld the pipeline. A fleet of airplanes flies overhead. The workers work on a dirt road with bulldozers and tractors. Trucks dump dirt along the roadway and graders level the road.
The Canol Project in Fairbanks, Alaska during World War II. Workers work on a dirt road with bulldozers and tractors. Engineers work with instruments. Trucks dump dirt along the roadway and graders level the road. A number of trucks move on the dirt road.
The film 'Devil Boats' shows the construction of Patrol Torpedo Boats in the United States. A young woman stands on a small bridge. A Patrol Torpedo Boat in the background. Two patrol boats underway at sea. Naval officers stand in a line. Workers enter the ELCO Marine Division plant. Assembly of PT boat hull and wiring. A woman worker examines wiring. One of the oldest workers, Frederick Buckley, supervises. Scenes from the Packard factory in Detroit Michigan, where the engines for the PT Boats are made. Engineers and technicians work on building a boat. Ingots thrust into ladels and poured into iron cauldrons. Drop hammer at work on hot pieces. Aluminum crank case moving on assembly line and then anodized by dipping in anodizing solution. Welders weld jackets to cylinder heads on the engine. Engine block lowered into position and joined to completed crank case. Final assembly of engine for PT boat. A woman paints yellow color on a part of the boat. After completion the Patrol Torpedo Boat is lifted by a crane. Shows Bob Palmer who used to be a factory worker and is now in the Navy in the PT service. Naval officer shakes hands with Palmer who had been painting his ID on the engine block.
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