Visit of King Saud bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia to the United States. King Saud bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia disembarks from the aircraft in New York. Ambassador and dignitaries receive and greet the King. View of the United Nations Headquarters building. The King addresses the General Assembly of the United Nations. King Saud flies to Washington D.C. President of the United States Dwight D. Eisenhower greets the King of Saudi Arabia on his arrival at the airport. They proceed to the White House.
U.S. Army Air Force pilot Lt. Bruce Carr, of the 353rd Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group, dons his parachute and climbs into the cockpit of his P-51D Mustang airplane. Crew chief, Earl Osborne, assists him. The name 'Angels Playmate"and 23 swastikas are painted on fuselage of the airplane. Lt Carr taxis away toward the runway. Another pilot climbs aboard his P-51D and settles himself in the cockpit.
The funeral of the former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt in Hyde Park, New York. U.S. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy arrive at St. James Church (4526 Albany Post Road Hyde Park, New York, US). Former President Harry S. Truman, politician Adlai Stevenson and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson also arrive for the funeral services. Chief Justice Earl Warren also arrives. People enter the church. Former President Franklin D. Roosevelt's grave. A casket carrying the body of Eleanor Roosevelt being buried near Franklin D. Roosevelt's grave.
Air strike missions in the Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. Aerial view of napalm bombs exploding as seen from a United States Air Force (USAF) F-100D Super Sabre fighter aircraft piloted by D. G. Kimball of the 31st Tactical Fighter Wing, 308th Tactical Fighter Squadron. An M117 bomb explodes.
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Newfoundland for the Atlantic Conference. Sailors wait aboard USS Augusta (CA-31). Winston Churchill boards the ship. He is greeted by officers and Franklin D. Roosevelt. President Roosevelt stands with an officer. Rare shot, illuminating his disability, of President Roosevelt, with his cane, being aided by a U.S. Navy officer to carefully walk backward into a different standing position for greeting the boarding dignitaries. He talks with the officer. An officer greets the President. President Roosevelt greets Churchill and both men talk. The sailors salute. Officers stand at attention. They greet each other and talk.
A Supermarine Scimitar aircraft lands aboard British Naval aircraft carrier Victorious underway in the Atlantic Ocean. HMS Victorious underway at sea as a Supermarine Scimitar, a British fighter aircraft, comes in for a landing. The aircraft lands perfectly, but is suddenly thrown over the side, into the sea, as the arresting cable snaps. The pilot, Commander John D. Russell, is unable to open his canopy to escape. A helicopter is dispatched to assist. But a sailor suspended from the helicopter is unable to help because the plane's canopy is jammed shut. The aircraft sinks with the pilot trapped inside. (Note: This dreadful accident occurred while the HMS Victorious was operating off the Isle of Wight. The pilot, Commander John .D. (Des) Russell, Royal Navy, was Commanding Officer of the new 803 Squadron. embarking for the first time at sea from the Royal Naval Air Station Lossiemouth in Scotland. The aircraft, Scimitar F1. XD240 coded 145/V, sank in 220 ft. of water after plunging into the sea.)
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