Several U.S. Navy planes experience landing mishaps on USS Enterprise (CV-6) while she is underway in the Pacific as part if the Task Force to launch the Dolittle B-25 bombing raid against Tokyo, Japan, during World War 2. Flight deck crew gather around SBD light bomber that fell partway off the side of flight deck. One U.S. Navy F4F Wildcat fighter goes over the side of deck. Other aircraft going around because of landing mishaps on the deck.
Start of Jimmy Doolittle Raid on Tokyo, Japan, during World War 2. Ship's lookout silhouetted against sun. B-25 taking off from the USS Hornet (CV-8) in overcast weather. Choppy seas. Admiral William F. Halsey in foul-weather gear on bridge. B-25 takes off from the Hornet. Admiral Halsey's face framed by foul-weather gear. Many B-25"s taking off from the Hornet. Army sergeant sending a salute to the planes aloft as Army private (wearing earphones) stands by. Sailor (in peacoat and watch cap) waving goodbye to Doolittle fliers.Two mess attendants waving goodbye and good luck. Two sailors waving goodbye; one carries signal flag.
A model town for interned Japanese nationals in the United States during World War II. A convoy of trucks and cars loaded with Japanese people and belongings head for model camp town escorted by U.S. troops. A sign at a monument reads 'Buffalo Bill'. Japanese people help construct living quarters in a relocation camp. The Japanese-American volunteers being trained in the U.S. Army. The volunteers exercise on a field, march, and learn gas tactics of modern warfare. The volunteers hold war bonds on field.
Developments in aviation by United States during World War II. A wingless aircraft is tested on a field. The aircraft warms up in front of hangar and taxis for take off. The aircraft takes off and in flight.
Civil Air Patrol Pilots in the United States during World War II. Pilots being inspected. An aircraft takes off and flies over mountainous terrain. A crashed aircraft is spotted by a patrol aircraft. A radio message is relayed to headquarters. A fully equipped rescue party heads for the location of crash. Men and women on horseback move ahead. Wounded pilot of the crashed aircraft is rescued.
U.S. Navy XPBB Sea Ranger flying boat patrol bomber in the United States during World War II. Sea Ranger undocks and taxis on a waterway. The Sea Ranger takes off from water.
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