Combat cargo airdrop from a United States Air Force Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar in Korea during the Korean War. The C-119 Flying Boxcar in flight. Views of rugged Korean terrain. Cargo hatch showing crew readying the cargo to be-dropped. Interior of the aircraft shows doors as the cargo drops. The Flying Boxcar drops cargo: parachutes open and the cargo descend. Three C-119 Flying Boxcars in flight over water. The three C-119s flying low over an airfield and peeling off for landing.
A United States Air Force Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar at Ashiya Air Force Base in Japan during the Korean War. The C-119 approaches for a landing. The Flying Boxcar's engine starting. The C-119 taxis.
Combat cargo airdrop prepared at Ashiya Air Force Base in Japan during the Korean War. Views of the cargo which is to be dropped. Preparation area shows the cargo being assembled. American and Japanese personnel working in the area. Drums of gasoline, with protective cover, being prepared for dropping. Parachutes are attached to the gasoline drums. Conveyor belt system is used in the cargo preparation area. A Japanese civilian pushes two drums down through the area on the conveyor belt system. Japanese make parachute attachments to fifty gallon drums.
United States Air Force Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcars at Ashiya Air Force Base in Japan during the Korean War. C-119 Flying Boxcars approach for landing and land. A C-119 Flying Boxcar taxis.
Combat cargo airdrop is prepared at Ashiya Air Force Base in Japan during the Korean War. A supply dump area shows combat cargo being prepared for loading into trucks. Loading operations show a fork lift, tractor and trailers, small trucks and personnel, a conveyor belt system and the working procedure in the dump area.
William Frederick Halsey celebrates Japanese surrender aboard USS Missouri in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Iowa-class battleship USS Missouri underway at sea. U.S. Navy Admiral and Commander of Third Fleet William Frederick Halsey, Jr and other senior U.S. and British Navy officers raise a toast aboard USS Missouri as they receive news of Japanese surrender. They are seated at a table. A special cake decorated with Japanese rising sun is brought. A marine holding a bayonet stands behind the group. After the cake is placed on the table, the marine proffers the bayonet to Admiral Halsey, who uses it to cut the cake and serves it. He eats the cake. Views of Admiral Halsey as he speaks.
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