Refueling of U.S. Air Force B-47 Stratojet aircraft after it lands at Sidi Slimane Air Base in Morocco. A rain covered parking ramp. A B-47 taxis in a heavy rain fall. Across an airfield men stand around in rain awaiting the arrival of the B-47. An airman directs the B-47 into a parking area. The aircraft being directed into the refueling station . An airman in the foreground give hand signals. Ground crewmen activity during the refueling and maintenance operations performed upon the aircraft when they land. A ground crew chief opens a door and attempts to lower a ladder, which is out of reach. A B-47 parked on taxi or maintenance strip. Heavy rains in the area. Activity around the aircraft as they are maintained after flight. A B-47 taxis into the refueling station. An airman attaches a refueling hoist to the aircraft. A flight line director uses a radio communications system during the maintenance operations. The flight line operator standing outside the aircraft talks to a person inside over a radio phone. A B-47 taxis into the maintenance area. Already stationary B-47s being maintained along the sector of the strip.
Rallies in Tunisia. A large crowd gathers on the streets for the rallies. They demand that French troops leave Bizerte Naval Base. Buildings in the background. Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba addresses people. People hold boards and banners. A board reads: 'No foreign troops in our peaceful country'.
Allied sailors, French, British and American, march in formation and assemble at attention in Morocco, during World War 2. A group of French sailors shouldering arms, marches along a waterfront path and stands at attention in a paved area. They are joined by a group of British sailors, also shouldering arms. A U.S. contingent of sailors marches to a nearby location. The entire activity is at a waterfront area in Morocco. Brief glimpse of a destroyer off the coast.
Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ibn Youssef, and French officers, arrive at a reviewing stand in open cars accompanied by honor guard of Spahi, light cavalry,on horseback. They step from the cars and greet French officers. They walk to stand to review parade. Tanks drive through streets. Spahis,Royal Marines,United States soldiers,Free French soldiers and sailors march past in parade. Soldiers stand at a small memorial, where wreaths lay by a draped French tricolor flag containing symbols of various military units and dates. British and American soldiers place wreaths at the Tomb of the Unknown. The British and American contingents salute, do about face, and march back from the memorial.. (World War II period).
Opening scene shows Port of Tunisia as viewed from a British warship in its harbor, during World War 2. Foreground shows QF 2-pounder 40-millimetre (1.6 in) British autocannon (commonly called "pom pom" and used as an anti-aircraft gun by the Royal Navy). An Italian submarine moves slowly through the harbor and docks. Sustained view of Italian sailor aboard a warship looking through binoculars. Italian Naval officer at the helm looking through binoculars. Closeup of another Italian naval officer with pipe in his mouth. Landing craft side by side at a stone pier. British soldiers disembarking from a ship onto a dock, with all their gear, and proceeding to the main pier. Change of scene shows a deep sea diver in suit and helmet being helped to descend into the water from a dock. As he sinks underwater, many bubbles rise from his air supply. Another view of a deep sea diver being prepared to descend. Men assist him with hoses and helmet.
At start of film a destroyer is seen in the distance racing through white capped sea, with heavy black smoke streaming from its single stack. View shifts to sailors aboard a ship operating motorized anchor cable winches. Troops equipped with back packs and bed rolls, step from a landing craft onto a shore of black material. extended views of a barrage balloon overhead in a clear blue sky. View from railed porch on a building of ships docked nearby below. View from water in harbor of barrage balloon flying above ships. (World War II; WW II; World War 2; World War Two)