Views of conveyor system in use at Bell Aircraft Plant, Niagara Falls. War production workers inspecting and working with aircraft moving on belt. Bell P-39 Airacobra taking off. Views of Bell P-39 Airacobra in flight. (World War 2 era war production effort.)
Men near gas cylinders to inflate barrage balloon. Views of men inflating balloons and raising it using winch. Narrator talking of every major U.S. city soon having such protection (early in World War 2)
Early in World War II period, United States 1st Army anti-tank and anti-aircraft batteries advancing in fields on practice training drills. Motorcycles, combat cars, and cavalry advancing. Armored cars and motorcycles riding fast through streets of a small town. Assault boats crossing river. Pontoon bridge across river and simulated dive bombing can be seen.
Shows United States Army Air Force cadets in formation and getting commissioned as Second Lieutenants in the USAAF at Mitchel Field, shortly before entry of the United States into World War 2.
Royal Canadian Air Force cadets arriving and in formation at Mitchel Field. Cadets examining P-40C aircrafts.
Shows Avalon Bay and City of Avalon from porch of Wrigley home. Houses in Avalon City can be seen. Views of Casino, Avalon dock and U.S. flag flying.
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