A written introduction by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Aerial view of the 8200 block of Georgia Ave., Silver Spring MD. (Little Tavern at 8230 Georgia Avenue seen left side of street) Pedestrians with shopping bags walking outside the J.C. Penney Co. department store at 8650 Colesville Rd. Silver Spring, MD 20910. Two women typing documents at the offices of Capital Film Laboratories 470 E Street SW Washington, D.C. 20024 A short order cook at a restaurant kitchen window, rings bell after placing food on counter for the server. Waitress places a new order to line cook by placing check on rotating check-minder. A machinist shapes metal using a lathe at D. Ballauf Manufacturing Company ( 619 H Street, N.W. Washington D.C.) View of receipts next to lathe operator. Man picks up newspaper printed from printing machine. Newspaper printing press running, likely at the Washington Post or Washington Star. Mechanic working under the hood of a car. A receipt next mechanic reads, "replace fuel pump." Front end loader scoops soil in construction site. Surveyor looks through transit scope and takes notes at a construction site. A forklift operator moves a Gibson refrigerator, still in box, from a loading dock truck. Man signs a receipt at an appliance wholesaler. A United Airlines Douglas DC-8-11 passenger airlplane taxiing on a runway, likely Washington National Airport, before takeoff. A United Airlines officer checks his watch, takes down notes. A Metropolitan police officer stands behind a counter while listening to a woman as he fills out a missing person report .
Exiled members of the Habsburg Dynasty in Southern France. Pretender to Austrian throne Archduke Otto of Habsburg enters a car outside hotel Villa D'Iris, Saint Jean de Luz, France. (16 Rue de Sainte-Barbe, 64500 Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France) View of the hotel Villa D'Iris. Sign hanging outside the villa shows the office address of the Hotel Manager at 36 Rue Gambetta, Saint Jean de Luz. A white sheet is hanging on the balcony railing of the villa. Former Empress Zita of Bourbon-Parma (wife of the late Emperor Charles I of Austria), enters a different car outside the hotel Villa D'Iris. She is accompanied by two women, likely two of her daughters.
American soldiers hold back crowds on a street in Oran, Algeria. Vichy French officers seen inside room and balcony above street, looking out at American soldiers and crowd (this is near timeframe that the Darlan Agreement was signed). View up and down street with civilians, cars, and bus on the street. American soldier standing in front of of the Hotel D' Angleterre. Next scene shows Vichy French military officers standing in a group with their luggage on the street, with American guards nearby, preparing to be removed from the city. Downhill is Hotel Geneve. U.S. Army guards prevent French civilians from heading up hill toward French officers. Next scene shows French African troops lined on the sides of the street at attention. French military band members stand just beyond them. Scene changes abruptly to new location under sunny skies, with French General Henri Giraud walking with a cane in his right hand, and another French officer beside him. U.S. Army Lieutenant General Mark Clark emerges from building, followed by Lieutenant General Dwight D Eisenhower, and then British Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham. (This final scene is likely in Algiers where the Generals met in the range November 13-14, 1942 after Algiers fell quickly, following the start of the Operation Torch landings. See also the final scene of clip 65675020515 which shows this same scene with these same officers exiting this building, but from a different camera angle.)
Flight simulator development work at Wright Air Development Center, located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. Cockpit of F-86D Sabre flight simulator. Technician seated in a cockpit of F-86D. Instrument panel of the flight simulator. A soundproof room used for testing. Scene changes to icing test on the rotor blades of an R-5 Sikorsky conducted at Eglin Air Force Base. R-5 in flight.
Activities at Wright Air Development Center, located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. Two burners under wing of B-47 Stratojet aircraft. Gun fire test on a container filled with hydraulic fluid. B-47 lands with drag parachute. Technician makes a part for aircraft C-97 Stratofreighter. A stenographer types notes. A woman takes out the printouts. Several view of various office workers. A project engineer works on a machine. A woman takes out the prints of graphs. Librarian checks out book for technician. A woman works on publications. Technicians seated at a desk and look at the project details. Various supplies kept in warehouse. A sign reads 'WADC Supply Shuttle Truck No 6'. A technician works on a fabricated machine. Instrumentation camera in operation. Theodolite camera track B-45 Tornado in flight. Technician checks the propeller. F-86 stationary. Divided frame in five sections shows F-86D Sabre, F-59 buzz camera, Matador missile launching,F-86D, Book entitled 'Nuclear Powered Aircraft' and Bell X-1 in center. Aerial view low-flying over facilites of the WADC in Ohio. A Wright Memorial. A title card reads "For us, This is Not the End."
Airman sprays yellow and black paint on Convair Air Launched Ballistic Missile. The Air Launched Ballistic Missile on self propelled bomb dolly, being moved under and mated to B-58 Hustler aircraft. The B-58 pilots enter the cockpit. United States Air Force B-58 Hustler with Convair Air Launched Ballistic Missile, taxis and takes off. F-100 D chase plane takes off. B-58 Hustler and F-100 D chase plane in flight.
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