Inauguration of Republic of the Philippines after the end of World War II. Crowds at barricades across the Rizal Monument in Luneta Park. U.S. Senator Millard E Tydings arrives at grandstand. General of the U.S. Army, Douglas MacArthur shakes hands with Robert Finnegan. Tydings and others in grandstand. President of Republic of Philippines Manuel Roxas shake hands with General Macarthur. Prelate makes invocations. Senator Tydings speaks. Crowds in stand. MacArthur makes a speech. U.S. ambassador Paul V. McNutt speaks. Crowds standing in rain. McNutt lowers U.S. flag from staff. MacArthur speaks to Hannegan and turns around and laughs. President Roxas speaks and takes an oath.
United States Army Jeeps and a military staff car are seen parked in front of the MalacaƱang Palace (J.P. Laurel Street San Miguel, Manila, Luzon 1005 Philippines) in Manila, Philippines, in World War II. Local Filipino civil servants enter and leave the palace. The staff car and several jeeps leave the MalacaƱang Palace through a gateway guarded by American soldiers. Camera focuses up to a sign on a building reading: "Congress of the Philippines, House of representatives." View through an iron grate from a balcony overlooking the building lobby, shows officials mingling below. Change of view shows officials assembling in the main hall of the legislature.
British officials arrive to inspect a factory and textile industry in the West Indies Federation. An open field and mountains in the background. A jeep moves past on a road. Views of a landmark. A man captures the landscape with a camera. The building of the factory. People stand outside the building and the officials arrive. Cars parked outside the building. A British officer inspects native women working at weaving textiles on looms.
A U.S. Air force F-100 Super sabre jet aircraft rounds out high in nose-high attitude, during attempted emergency landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The pilot applies power to go around without success as the F-100 enters a state known as a "Sabre Dance". The aircraft's right wing strikes the runway and it crashes on the runway in a ball of fire. (Note: This F-100 was being ferried from Palmdale, California, when it encountered problems, and the pilot elected to make an emegency landing at Edwards AFB)
A U.S. Air force F-100C Supersabre jet rounds out in nose-high attitude, during attempted emergency landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The pilot applies full power, attempting go around, but the aircraft continues in the same uncontrollable condition (known as a "Sabre Dance"). The aircraft yaws to the right and its right wing lowers, striking the runway and causing it to crash in a ball of fire. (Note:The aircraft was being flown by Lieutenant Barty Brooks, of the 1708th Ferrying Wing, Kelly Air Force Base, Texas. He was to ferry it from Palmdale, California. When he experienced inflight difficulties. He attempted an emergency landing at Edwards Air Force Base, where cameras were set up for different purposes, but caught this event on film.)
At the start of an air show in Spokane, Washington, during World War 2, a U.S..Army Air Force Colonel introduces Brigadier General James G. Parker, Commanding General of the 4th Air Force, headquartered in San Francisco. General Parker says a few words of greeting. People applaud. The Colonel then introduces Air Force Brigadier General Dale V. Gaffney, Commanding General of the Alaska Wing, Air Transport Command. He also says a few words. Then, (sound only) the Colonel introduces a Major, from Spokane, who had survived the Bataan Death March and also successfully escaped from a Japanese prison camp.
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