Developments in aviation by United States during World War II. A wingless aircraft is tested on a field. The aircraft warms up in front of hangar and taxis for take off. The aircraft takes off and in flight.
Civil Air Patrol Pilots in the United States during World War II. Pilots being inspected. An aircraft takes off and flies over mountainous terrain. A crashed aircraft is spotted by a patrol aircraft. A radio message is relayed to headquarters. A fully equipped rescue party heads for the location of crash. Men and women on horseback move ahead. Wounded pilot of the crashed aircraft is rescued.
U.S. Navy XPBB Sea Ranger flying boat patrol bomber in the United States during World War II. Sea Ranger undocks and taxis on a waterway. The Sea Ranger takes off from water.
Destroyers and transports are constructed and launched in the United States during World War II. A bottle is broken over a bow of a Navy destroyer. Ship slides down ways. More destroyers are launched. Transports are launched. Sideway launching of a transport.
A training film titled 'Tank Driving' depicts functions of U.S. Army tanks (M3 Stuart light tanks and M3 Lee Medium tanks). A tank moving on a field in the United States. The information and knowledge required by a military tank driver include features, functions and defects of a tank. A light and a medium tank parked on the field. The tank crew stands at attention. Guns mounted on the light and the medium tank. The weight of the light tank is about 14 tons and that of the medium tank is 28 tons. The tank moving on a road. The tank crew aboard. The capacity of the tanks to climb slopes and other obstacles. The workings of the engines of the light and the medium tanks is discussed. The medium tank motor.
A training film depicts functions of U.S. Army tanks in the United States. (M3 Stuart light tanks and M3 Lee Medium tanks). The engine of a tank. A man standing nearby. The clutch paddle of the engine. The clutch is connected to a drive shaft. The gears give five speeds in forward and one in reverse. Animated diagram shows the positions of the gear. Hands pressing a button of a gear shift lever. For normal starting and driving gear two, three, four and five are used. The workings of the brakes of the engine.