Infantile paralysis victim Fred B. Snite, Jr. in his mechanical respirator in Chicago, Illinois. He is taken to a railroad station. A mirror is attached to his iron lung. He is taken to the station in his customized trailer. People stand at the station. Polio victim Fred B. Snite, in his iron lung, is pushed up a ramp into his own railroad car. Traveling companions gather at the back of the railroad car as the train departs. Sign on back of railroad car reads, 'Dixie Limited'
A U.S. Army Air Forces B-25 Mitchell aircraft dive bombs during the attack mission over Malabang in Lanao del Sur Province in Philippines Island of World War II. B-25 Mitchell aircraft in flight. Malabang town and airstrip in view. A coastline and a part of the aircraft seen. Parachute-covered radio jeep and soldiers on the field. Bombs dropped on target areas in Malabang explode. Smoke rises from the explosions.
A new engine is tested in an X-15 rocket powered aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base in California. A United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft with an X-15 aircraft in flight. The rear of the X-15 aircraft with a new engine. It is attached under the right wing of the B-52 aircraft. The X-15 is released and is in flight. It releases contrails. The X-15 lands and taxis on a runway at the air base after the successful first flight with a new engine.
First daylight raid by United States Army Air Force bombers on Berlin, Germany during World War II. B-17 and P-38J bombers in flight and pilots inside cockpit. Guided bombs and missiles dropped on targets, explosion and smoke evolves from it. The crewmen of first air raid stand on and near a B-17 and pose for a photo. Lieutenant Colonel Mumford interviews the airmen after the raid.
Film opens showing armorers riding atop bombs being towed by an M6 Bomb Service Truck, at Denain-Prouvy Airdrome, France (A-83) in March, 1945. The truck drives slowly along the field, past parked Martin B-26 Marauder medium bombers of the 323rd Bombardment Group. One of the airmen plays a harmonica as he rides along. After a while the truck turns to a parked B-26, tail number 41-34942, where the armorers climb down and begin loading bombs on the aircraft.
A U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) training film titled 'How to fly the B-17. Part I. Ground Operations.' about inspections and safety precautions by a pilot prior to take off. A USAAF officer trains a new pilot beginning his career as a USAAF B-17 Flying Fortress pilot. The instructing officer, trainee pilot and aircraft engineer in the cockpit, prepare for take off. The fire guard gives the all clear. The pilot is instructed to check and adjust the: master and ignition switches, batteries and inverter power, volts on the inverter. The pilot reaches out of the cockpit window and gives the hand signal for external power (source of electric power). The ground crew man turns on the portable generator and links the power cable to the aircraft. Further cockpit check includes turning on or inspection of: parking brakes, hydraulics check, booster pumps, pressure carborator filters, fuel quantity in the tanks. the pilot is instructed to give the signal to start engine number 1 and adjust the throttle. Check: the starter switch, hand timer, other start and mesh controls, oil pressure, RPM. The pilot gives the signal to start engine number 2. Adjustment of the vacuum selector switch, flight indicator check. The officer instructs the pilot to repeat all inspection procedures for engine number 2 as conducted for engine number 1. (World War II period).
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