Activities of U.S. ship yard workers and soldiers aboard USS Wakefield in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II. Scenes in May 1944 as ship yard workers repair the fire damaged ship. Workers weld parts of the ship. A stern view of the ship. The ship at sea carrying thousands of troops. Bags hanging in the quarters of the troops. Soldiers rest in their quarters. Men look through binoculars and see an aircraft. Mounted guns aboard the ship. The troops standing near railings wave at the aircraft. The soldiers aboard the ship attend religious services. Ration is issued to the soldiers. The ship is underway at sea. A Coast Guard officer makes an announcement for all army personnel. The army personnel seated and resting on the deck listen to the announcement.
Flight tests of Ercoupe airplane without and with an auxiliary jet propulsion at March Field in California. Check posts made of aluminium sheets at an airfield. A sign on a check post: 'Explosives'. Solid propellant sections leave thrust to be used in Ercoupe airplane flight tests at the airfield.
Flight tests of Ercoupe airplane with, and without auxiliary jet propulsion at March Field in California. The airplane taxis and takes off without and then with jet propulsion. It is piloted by Captain Homer A. Boushey Jr. The aircraft taxis and takes off during flight tests.
Experiments conducted at March Field, California. Comparative take-offs of Ercoupe and Porterfield airplanes showing effect of auxiliary jet thrust on Ercoupe.Both airplanes take off at the same time and exhibit similar performance. Then, the Ercoupe is equipped with an auxiliary jet booster and both airplanes take off again. The Ercoupe shows dramatically superior takeoff performance.
Flight tests of Ercoupe airplane with auxiliary jet propulsion at March Field in California. The Ercoupe airplane taxis at the field. Captain Homer A. Boushey and other crew personnel stand around the airplane. The Ercoupe takes off powered only by jet propulsion .
Flight tests of Ercoupe airplane using auxiliary jet propulsion at March Field in California. The Ercoupe airplane taxis and takes off without jet propulsion. It is piloted by Captain Homer A. Boushey Jr. The airplane taxis and takes off with the jet propulsion.
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