Unmast and take-off operations of a U.S. Navy N-Class Blimp at Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States. Ground handling officer directs the airship while unmasting. Pilot gets the take- off signal. Tractor drivers carry away the mast from the take off zone. Nose handling lines are connected to mules (utility vehicles). Nose is unmasted from the mast. Mules release the handling lines. The airship gets airborne.
Spectators gather to watch a civilian building contractor use a war surplus Sherman tank to demolish an old house in New Jersey. (Narrator incorrectly identifies the tank as an M47 Patton.) The tank demolishes the old frame house in three sweeps. Rubble of the wrecked house seen.
American boxers Thomas "Hurricane" Jackson and Floyd Patterson prepare for a heavyweight championship. Thomas Jackson trains in New Jersey, United States. He wears a mask. Jackson practices in a ring. People watch him. Patterson practices for the match. People watch.