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U.S. Army paratrooper training circa 1940
American paratrooper training circa 1940. Paratroopers seen jumping from door of a C-47 (DC-3) transport aircraft in flight. Scene shifts to below, where parachutes of jumping troopers open instantly as they leave door of a C-47 overhead. View inside the cabin of a C-47, as jumpmaster looks out the open door. Paratroopers are seated inside the cabin. View from the doorway, of other C-47s and their paratroopers descending as they jump. View from ground of C-47 overhead with two "sticks" of paratroopers descending from it, and a chute carrying military equipment descending too. Parachutes approaching the ground.
U.S. Military aircraft and training prior to World War II
American military aircraft training circa 1940. A Link Trainer in operation at an aviation training facility. Used for teaching pilots instrument flying, it is seen moving physically in response to the actuation of artificial flight control actions as the trainee responds to instrument indications inside the mockup cockpit. It bears the number 654, on its mock tail. The wings and tail are for decoration only. Scene shifts to formations of various aircraft in flight over a body of water. The aircraft appear to be U.S. Navy types, including: Grumman F4F Wildcat; Douglas TBD Devastator; and Grumman TBF Avenger. Another formation shows many North American training aircraft in flight over the water.
U.S. Navy control room aboard a warship, equipped with radar, circa 1940
U.S. Navy officers and sailors in a control room aboard a warship, circa World War 2 era. The sailors wear headsets and communicate on radios. View of a radar scope equipped with shield to reduce external light. An officer looks into the scope. Scene shifts to view of the radar display on a plan position indicator (PPI) screen. Returns are seen on the scope as the display refreshes with rotations of the antenna.
Newspaper headlines relating to World War I.
View of picture of 1908 McLauglin-Buick and 1915 sedan auto. Map of Europe with German Iron Cross superimposed. Newspapers running off presses. Headline on paper reading, 'Arch Duke Assassinated.' Headline reading, 'Germany Declares War; All Europe is in Arms.' Headline reading, 'Germany Invades France', superimposed over German troops marching in background. Headline, 'French Resist at Marne.' Headline, 'Lusitania Sunk' with picture of the ship. Newspaper presses running. Printer reading paper with headlines 'U.S. Declares War.' Paper reading, 'U.S. At War.' Headline, 'U.S. Troops Land in France.' Billboard sign, 'Beat Back the Hun With Liberty Bonds' superimposed over picture of troops marching in background. Ships under construction. Destroyer underway.
Dramatization of Alexander Graham Bell's first telephone call.
A man opening pages of a Photo album, with a cover reading 'When Telephone Was Young'. Shows pictures of Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone; the place where telephone was invented and Thomas A. Watson, who made the first telephone. Then, in a reenactment, by actors, Watson enters a room and gives a prototype model of the telephone to Bell. Bell examines and connects other parts of telephone. Watson goes to a short distance in room. Bell speaks first words over telephone 'Mr. Watson, Come here; I want you!'. Watson hears the words on receiver. Then Bell goes to another room with the phone receiver and Watson speaks over phone. Both in room hug each other.
Dramatization: Dom Pedro and Alexander Graham Bell at International Centennial of 1876 in Philadelphia.
Pages of a book showing pictures of telephone Transmitter and Receiver exhibited in Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia in 1876. Picture of Dom Pedro, Emperor of Brazil. Dramatization: Alexander Graham Bell greeting Dom Pedro at International Centennial of 1876 in Philadelphia. Actors playing Bell, Pedro and other people walk to see the demonstration. Bell speaks on mouthpiece and Pedro trying to hear Bell's word on receiver. Pedro is surprised and makes other hear the words on receiver. People congratulate Bell.
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