A World War II U.S. army war training film on Identification of a Japanese Scout 95 seaplane and United States Curtis SOC seaplane in Japan. Japanese Navy scouting 95 seaplanes in flight. Other planes flew nearby. High altitude view of the city. Animation shows the structure and the working of the plane. The prominent features of the plane are shown. Silhouette of plane from all angles. The wings and tail of the plane are described through the animation. Information about the pontoon of the plane. The plane consists of two cockpits. The comparison between United States Curtis SOC and the Japanese Navy Scout 95 is made. The wings compared which are almost the same. The difference lies in the open cockpit of the Japanese plane and the covered cockpit of the United States plane. The difference in the tail pattern is shown. The Japanese plane consists of a smaller tail.
Allied planes drop bombs on the Pantelleria Island in Mediterranean Sea. A map shows the Italian island. Airplane in flight. Other airplanes in flight nearby. They drop bombs on the island. High altitude view of the Island and the bombarding. (World War II period).
General De Gaulle and General Giraud meet at Algeria airport in North Africa. They review the French troops. The troops are equipped with modern weapons. Car parked in the background. General Giraud decorates General Eisenhower, Allied Supreme Commander. Soldiers march. Trees in the background. (World War II period).
Hindus gather for the Chithirai Thiruvizah festival religious ceremony in Tamil Nadu, India. Exterior of the Meenakshi Temple. Hindu pilgrims arrive at the temple for the ceremony. Carts parked on the ground. A huge wooden cart carries the statues of the goddess drawn by people moving on the street (This is the day after Meenakshi Tirukalyanam, known as Ther Thiruvizha, or Car Festival. In this event, the King and Queen of Pandya Kingdom, Lord Sunderaswarar and Meenakshi come to see their citizens in an ornate chariot).
Argentine President Ramon Castillo is overthrown by revolution in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Argentine Army revolts against the President. Army takes over the Casa de Gobierno/Casa Rosada (Balcarce 78, C1064 Cdad. Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina). Men revolt in large number. Soldiers try to control them. Artillery on the street. Wreckage in a house. Vehicles move on street. Men destroy the vehicles. Bombarding and firing on the street. Smoke arises. Army leaders watch the activities of the men from the balcony of a building. Flag on the building. (World War II period).
Start of film shows views from an Allied ship close to Tunis, North Africa, as shells strike a fortress on a hill. Numerous explosions raise white smoke as the shells strike. Change of scene shows heavy black smoke rising from a fire at the port of Tunis after being attacked. Italian firemen direct water from hoses to extinguish it. Next, smoke rises from an area of destroyed facilities as firemen also spray water to fight it. View of stern of a grounded burning ship as firemen fight it with water from hoses. Heavy black smoke rising from a burning ship in the harbor. On shore, Italian soldiers carry a wounded victim on a litter over their shoulders. Occupying American soldiers are seen in the background. Another view of the burning grounded ship and firemen directing water on it from hoses. More views of fires raising heavy black smoke in the Port. A gun in a ship's turret firing at approximately a 30 degree elevation.
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