New techniques in aerial torpedo attack, United States. A man explains the graphical presentation of the proper speed and altitude combination for torpedo release. An aircraft in flight releases torpedo in water. The torpedo moves in water. The torpedo launching guide. In double entry type graph, the combination of 2 coordinates gives the third coordinate. Dropping speed and dropping altitude data is entered in the chart. It gives the entrance angle. The man explains the concept of point of release to the point of hitting target using the graph. The cross wind effect on torpedo drop is explained. Time column on graph gives time of fall of torpedo. Release of torpedo with proper range is necessary. Radar ranging requires teamwork between the pilot and the radio man. Demerits of long and short range is explained. (World War II period).
Classic National Stock Car Road Race in Elgin,Illinois. Spectators seated at the grandstands. Drivers in Ford V-8 cars. Officials on back of V-8. 'Shanesy Motor Co Inc.' written on side of car. Driver holds a black cat. 'Litsinger Chicago De Palma' written on side of the car. Classic National Stock Car Road Race begins. Cars 1 and 2 flag off. Other cars like Dodge,Chevrolet and Plymouth flag off. Cars race around a course. Trees on either side of a road. Cars cross the finish line. Ford V-8 car wins the race. Winner being kissed by his wife.
Gilmore Stock Car Race in Los Angeles,California. Spectators seated in stands. Drivers,pit crew and officials pose on a track. Officials gathered around a table. Group of men. Some in racing gear. 'Harry Nelson Ford' written on back of coveralls. Official talks with driver in a stock car. Racers receive flag and the Gilmore Stock Car Race begins. Cars race on a track. Car no.2 driver Pete de Paolo in Ford V-8. Car no.3 Wilber Shaw, car no.7 Chet Gardner in Ford V-8. Official beside the track as he waves a flag. Cars on the track. Official waves checkered flag at car no.8. Driver Stubby Stubblefield and co driver in Ford V-8 car wins the race.
German propaganda newspaper printing in occupied Paris,France during World War 2. View of Eiffel Tower. German soldiers read newspaper. Men work on Linotype machine. They set type case for printing. They pull proof from a print. German soldiers look at proof to approve it. Newspaper comes from end of a printing press machine. French workers stack papers. German soldiers come from newspaper office holding papers.
French civilians listen to German propaganda broadcast in Paris,France during Nazi occupation in World War 2. View of July Column. Crowd of French civilians in street below listens to broadcast. Buildings of Paris in the background. Speaker mounted on a car. Civilians on street listen to a speech via loudspeaker. Old French man seen crying and wipes his eyes. Men interact and talk about the broadcast. French women sit and talk.
Admiral Johann Albert Raeder visiting coastal defenses at the Atlantic Wall in World War 2. German Grossadmiral (Grand Admiral) Erich Johann Albert Raeder steps from a Junkers 52 transport plane and exchanges salutes and handshakes with the Vizeadmiral (Rear admiral upper half) who is welcoming him. Closeup of sailors shouting greetings of "Heil." Next, Raeder is seen walking swiftly, accompanied by a Navy Captain and an Army officer. They climb an embankment along the French coastline, where German heavy guns are installed. Closeup of Admiral Raeder standing in front of sandbagged bunker. Next scene shows him, in the company of several Army officers, examining a chart depicting the disposition and status of the coastal defenses. He and the Captain walk past a huge hardened and sandbagged coastal gun, as an accompanying Army officer points out its features. Next a coastal gun under camouflage netting is seen elevating its barrel. From a position next to another gun, the camera displays a broad view of the coastal defenses, including obstacles stretching down the hill to the sand and waterfront below. Gunners helmets and packs are arranged in readiness to be accessed instantly. A German warship is seen offshore. Scene shifts to nearby French village where effects of British bombing are seen. Local people pose, looking at the damage to their homes. Several men are clearing up debris near garages containing automobiles.
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