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The film mosaic of T-3A camera is assembled together and interpreted in United States.

A U.S. Army training film about interpreting a camera film with aerial views. A print of T-3A camera film is developed. The mosaic prints are mounted by adhesive or staples. Completed mosaic is matched for contrast control networking. It is contrasted with U.S. geographical survey sheets and road maps. These are used to mark known places. Then these prints are pasted together. These pictures are send to an interpreter officer who translates the desired information. He uses stereoscope to find new enemy gun position, camouflage or other informations. (World War II period).

Date: 1940
Duration: 5 min 17 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046337
Adolf Hitler, Hermann Goering and officers watch test flights of German aircraft at Rechlin airfield in Germany.

Adolf Hitler and German officers attend inspect and review test flights of new Luftwaffe aircraft in Rechlin, Germany. Hitler and Commander of the Luftwaffe, Hermann Goering, and other officers exit a railroad train at station. Officers at the platform greet Hitler and give a Nazi salute. They all move towards cars. The cars are driven off. Hitler waves at the crowd and greets a young girl who gives him flowers. At the airfield, Hitler and Goering view various aircraft with their entourage at Rechlin Airport. Goering points out a separate cockpit and engine displayed beside a bomber aircraft. A crew member assembling parts of an aircraft. Hitler watches the test flights of German aircraft. DFS 230 glider being towed on the ground for takeoff and then taking flight. Pilot and crew member crank start a fighter aircraft. Wide view of a Messerschmitt Bf 109 shortly after takeoff and gaining altitude. Next, a Blohm & Voss BV 141 tactical reconnaissance aircraft (BV 141A with complete tail) starts engine, taxis and takes off. Three Heinkel He 111 bomber aircraft are seen taking off. The last He 111 appears to employ rocket-assisted takeoff (RATO). The entourage of officers crosses the airfield by open automobile and then exits the cars to view more aircraft. Views of early model Dornier Do 217 aircraft in flight overhead. A Junkers Ju 88 aircraft flies by low and then climbs steeply. Brief view of a low flying attack aircraft that appears to be a Henschel Hs 129 (or possibly a Focke Wulf Fw 187) flying just above the airfield. Next is seen a twin boom aircraft, presumably a Focke-Wulf Fw 189, but with a shorter central crew gondola than later variants. The next scene shows good views of the Blohm & Voss BV 141 low in flight and then performing a rapid ascent and descent. It is followed by a low flying Blohm & Voss BV 138 Seedrache (Sea Dragon).

Date: 1938
Duration: 7 min 5 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675046408
Steps taken by United States Task Forces and Japanese strategy during the Battle of Coral Sea in the Pacific Ocean.

A United States Navy Training Film about the Battle of Coral Sea. Air search conducted by Japanese commandant forces. Commander of 4th fleet analyzes the situation. Duties and work of a commander. Allied and Japanese forces in the Coral Sea. Position of Task Force (TF)-17 support force. Final phase of the battle. Destroyers included in TF-17. Wrong decisions taken by TF 17 discussed. Bombers and torpedoes included in battle. Pilot reports the position of Japanese TF after an air search. Air group in flight. Fighter planes and divers included in the battle. Torpedoes and guns fire at enemy airplanes. Increased air fighter group which includes air patrol group from New York. Time and radar showing the position of TF. Position of TF17's support group. Bombers encounter TF-17 support group. Flight of Australian planes and Japanese counter attack.

Date: 1950
Duration: 11 min 6 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046478
Workers in B-29 plane construction plant give finishing touches to the planes in the United States.

U.S. Army Air Forces film about B-29 aircraft construction in the United States during World War 2. Workers in B-29 aircraft cabin. War production worker stands on stairs and works on the wing of a new B-29 at the factory. Technicians assemble parts of plane. B-29 plane under construction. Completed B-29 planes lined up in plant. Workers give finishing touches to the planes.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 47 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046525
Mr. Alexander Sachs is greeted by Mr. Howell G. Crim, Chief White House usher, at the White House in Washington DC.

New York banker Alexander Sachs visits the White House in Washington DC. A Cadillaccar pulls up at the White House. Mr. Alexander Sachs leaves the car and enters the White house. Mr. Sachs enters the reception room of the White House, where Chief White House Usher, .Howell G. Crim greets him. (Note: these actions are repeated a number of times in this sequence, from different camera angles and perspectives.)

Date: 1946, July
Duration: 3 min 4 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675046546
Y-12 atomic production facility; Trinity Shot atomic text explosion in the United States; Truman speaks about atomic secrets.

Atomic bomb production and its use in the United States. Doctor Ernest O. Lawrence experiments with the cyclotron at the University of California, Berkeley. View of the exterior and interior of the cyclotron. An animated diagram shows the results of the splitting of the uranium atom. Diagram shows a nucleus, electrons and protons. Atomic structures of Helium, Lithium and Uranium. A diagram of the creation of barium and krypton, and the release of atomic energy. Aerial and ground views of Y-12 atomic energy testing, uranium enrichment, and manufacturing plant at Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Workers walking on the grounds of the the plant. The Trinity Shot first atomic explosion is shown near Los Alamos, New Mexico on July 16, 1945. Flash of explosion and a cloud of smoke rises as seen from U.S. Army cameras 6 miles away. Two other views of the explosion are seen from other camera positions while narrator explains the effects. U.S. President Harry S. Truman speaks of the need to keep the secrets of the atomic bomb among the U.S., the U.K, and Canada, alone, until they find successful techniques to control the bomb and protect the world from total destruction. He indicates that he will work the the U.S. Congress in the effort and make the power a force for world peace. Truman asks that God guide the U.S. in how to use the technology in His ways and for His purposes. (World War II period).

Date: 1945
Duration: 4 min 37 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046550