Spectators on shore of Lake Merritt, in Oakland, California, watch demonstration of British-built hovercraft scheduled to carry commuters between San Francisco and Oakland. This will be the first commercial use of hovercraft in the U.S.A. Various views of the hovercraft in operation, including from inside the vehicle. Its ability to float, with engine stopped, is demonstrated. Narrator comments that the hovercraft can operate over any surface.
The Afghan Hounds and the Greyhounds used as racing dogs in Germany. An Afghan Hound. People watch as Afghan Hounds run on a racing track. A Greyhound. Few Greyhound race on the track. A man operates a mechanical rabbit to lure the Greyhounds. Some men hold chains of the dogs.
The curtain raiser of the European Championships in Germany. A kayak racing competition. The participants on their kayaks in water. The participants propel the boat with a double bladed paddle. One of the kayaks somersaults throwing its paddler into the water. He tries to get on the boat again. Paddlers try to row their boats in the strong currents.
U.S. Forces guard West Indies Oil during the World War II. U.S. Military men load bombs on a U.S. Bomber plane. The bomber takes off and in flight over the Caribbean Sea. Pilots in the cockpit. A ship in water. Officers of the U.S. Military at the Aruba Oil Refinery in West Indies. Supplies and equipment of the U.S. Military.
Testing of a new method to evacuate patients in a hurry in case of a fire. Exterior of a California hospital. A truck and men outside the hospital. A fire proof canvas chute extends from the ground to the fourth floor window. Patients slide down the chute. (World War II period).
A training of tank destroyer crews in the U.S. during World War II. Trainee soldiers train in front of their supervisors. Trainee soldiers in water. They train under fire and crawl under barbed wires. They are in front of a house while learning the techniques of street fighting. A soldier crouches behind a wall. Another comes out of a door with a pistol in his hand. The trainees operating M3 Gun Motor Carriage half tracks armed with 75mm M1897A4 Guns. They fire their guns at targets including tanks and buildings, creating explosions.
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