U.S. officials on the U.S. Cruiser Quincy (CA-71) at Alexandria harbor during World War 2. U.S. Marines on the deck. Ships at the harbor. Smoke rises in the background. President Roosevelt and Officials on the ship's deck. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill boards the ship and U.S. Marines salute him.The Destroyer, USS Nelson (DD-623) is seen slowly moving through Alexandria harbor.
An Arabian sail boat with a lanteen sail approaches the Destroyer, which secures it with a line and takes it in tow. View of sailboat in tow with sail furled and secured. U.S. sailors on deck of the USS Murphy, check the tow line. A U.S. navy officer, with member of the Royal Party, discuss the tow line which is taut and visible several feet away from them over the water. Captain and officers of the USS Murphy gathered together on deck. The Arab sailing vessel tied up alongside the USS Murphy, dead in the water. Arabian butcher boards the USS Murphy and slaughters Goat and drains its blood into bucket on the fantail, near depth charge racks. Large group of U.S. sailors watch. The butcher trusses up the goat and dresses it. Views from receiving vessel of a U.S. Fleet Oiler replenishing operation, with fuel line evident.(Footage shot while King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia, also called King Abdulaziz, was aboard the Destroyer USS Murphy (DD-603), underway in the Suez Canal for the Yalta Conference in World War 2.)
Empennage of a B-25 Mitchell bomber is seen bearing tail number: 40-2268. Camera pans across flight deck of the USS Hornet (CV-8) filled with B-25 Mitchell bombers preparing to depart on a bombing raid over Tokyo Japan, during World War 2. Two pilots stand in front of a bomber, conversing. Crew members pull props through on some aircraft. Many aircrew are seen amongst the aircraft. Scene shifts to view, from upper deck, of engines being started on the B-25s. Copilot seen in one of the cockpits. Camera pans from bow to stern showing flight deck filled with B-25s. The first aircraft (flown by Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle) performs a short-run takeoff, with nose high, easily clearing the deck before reaching it's end. Several others follow, making the same steep takeoffs.
Views of U.S. Army Air Service Lieutenant James Doolittle, winner of the Schneider Cup Race, and of his Curtiss R3C-2 airplane equipped with floats. Brief view of Lieutenant Cyrus Bettis, climbing out of his R3C racing airplane, after winning the Pulitzer Trophy.
U.S. Army Curtiss B-2 Condor bombers being used for humanitarian purpose. Food being packed into the airplanes and delivered to snow bound Navajo Native American Indian people in Arizona. Men load bags of food in a plane. Men look at a map and chart the route with the help of an Indian guide. Aircraft in flight over a snowy region. Shadows of the planes visible on the snow. On the ground, food is distributed to the Navajo families.
Men work on gondola, of the high altitude scientific balloon, Explorer 2, a joint venture of the U.S. Army Air Corps and the National Geographic Society. The balloon being filled with helium. The gondola is attached to the balloon and it lifts off. One of the two-man crew can be seen standing atop the gondola, as the balloon begins its ascent. Scene shifts to the return of the balloon. Captain Anderson, pilot, and Captain Steven, in charge of scientific observations, are seen retrieving instruments from the balloon.
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