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USMC (United States Marine Corps) officers confer at Henderson Field on Guadalcanal during World War II.
American flag flying from a tall flagpole over a hill near Henderson Field on Guadalcanal during World War 2. U.S. Marine officers are seated at a table in a local headquarters tent dug in and sandbagged at the base of the hill, which sits on the edge of the captured Japanese airfield (Henderson Field). One of the officers is looking through binoculars. Nearby, behind them a C-45 transport plane (Beechcraft Model 18) is approached by a fuel truck. Many other aircraft parked aircraft are seen in the distance. Two Marines standing in front of a mound of sandbags discuss something on a clipboard. Several Marines relax in front of a wooden building. Another Marine officer wearing a sidearm joins them with a large map, which they discuss. One of the Marine officers is a Colonel (O-6). Scene shifts to a B-17, tail number 41-2403, taxiing. Next, several B-17s are seen through palm trees, flying overhead. One has its landing gear extended and descends, beyond some trees, to land. Camera moves to a site where pipelines are being repaired by Seabees. A Seabee welder is at work on one. Seabees move new pipe into position on cross ties. (Note: The B-17 Number 41-2403 ditched January 27, 1943, on the way from Guadalcanal to Espiritu Santo, with Brigadier General Nathan Farragut Twining, Commander, 13th Air Force, on board. On 1 February 1943, the U.S. Navy rescued him and 14 others from their life rafts, near New Hebrides Islands.)
An aircraft in low flight and the working of low level flight simulators in Kansas, United States.
The coverage of the Boeing 1960 Progress Report covering the development and production of U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress G and H models. View of a sun set. An altitude record for a B-52 aircraft is set. The aircraft in flight at a high altitude in Kansas, United States. Vapor trails left behind. The aircraft in flight overhead. A test flight of the aircraft. Demonstration of low level flying by the aircraft. B-52 low level flight simulators shows pilots operating controls. A terrain avoidance scope during the simulated flight test.
Cartoon animation “Private Snafu” depicts living conditions for soldiers posted in the Aleutian islands during WWII
Private Snafu Title Sequence. Cartoon animation “Private Snafu” depicts living conditions for soldiers posted in the Aleutian Islands during World War II. A view of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands. A Japanese soldier hops on the Aleutian Islands after emerging from the Pacific Ocean, only for a strong American soldier to stomp his feet when he opened “the backdoor to the United States”. Japanese soldier hops and dives back to the Pacific Ocean. View of Tokyo, Japan from the “Back door to the United States”. The cartoon depicts how harsh and challenging the environment in Aleutian Islands- having rain, snow, thunder and whirlwind gales. A seal resembling The Great Schnozzola (Jimmy Durante) replies with the Lower East Side accent, “Nevertheless, that’s the conditions that prevail.” View of a GI camp in the Aleutian Islands. Private Snafu sets out on an important mission, he changes his outfit according to weather. View of the vegetation of the Aleutian Islands, only grass in the tundra environment. After the narrator stated, “There are no trees”, a rabbit replied sarcastically “You’re telling me!”. United States Army Camp in Aleutian Islands covered in thick, gummy, mud. A serviceman is riding on two servicemen submerged in the mud. Inside a Quonset hut, American soldiers are playing dice. An earthquake rattles the Quonset hut and changes the position of the dice. Strong winds in the Aleutian Islands uproot Quonset huts, military installations and even the mountains. Soldiers struggle walking through a “Williwaw” (or strong winds in the Aleutian Islands) until it stopped, causing the soldiers to fall to the ground and the eggs a soldier was carrying to break. Private Snafu walks in the Aleutian Islands through different weather conditions in different outfits. Soldier drives a military jeep with skis in the snow. A cartoon B-17 covered in snow as it flies above the Aleutian Islands. An Eskimo sits around an ice fishing hole in the snow-covered B-17 wing. Private Snafu is wearing a steam whistle as he walks. Private Snafu changes his outfits according to weather condition while walking. Airmen run out of the Briefing Hut and dive in the watery air strip. Private Snafu dons a scuba diving suit to retrieve a B-17 submerged in the watery air strip. Private Snafu inside aircraft with fish. Private Snafu ejects the fish out of the aircraft. The fish activates a parachute to fall safely, only for it to drop into the gaping maw of the Schnozzola seal. The Schnozzola seal repeats his earlier dialogue to describe life in the Aleutian Islands.
LBJ visits a Turkish Literacy Center in Ankara, Lebanese scientist in laboratory, student uses hand drill, Greek students listen to tape recorder
Greek youth listens to tape recorder during a demonstration. Greek men and women listen to tape recorder while reading a lesson together. Lebanese engineers in Lebanon demonstrate a tensile strength tester to United States Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) during an official visit. A Lebanese scientist stirs chemical from flask inside a laboratory. Scientist tilts down a row of Florence flasks. American advisors and Turkish instructors work together at a heavy equipment maintenance school in Turkey. Turkish man uses an electric drill on metal parts. Turkish instructors guide students in practical lesson on equipment maintenance. Lyndon B. Johnson visits the Turkish Literacy Center in Ankara. Actors reenact a normal scene at a barber shop, a tape recorder records actors’ dialogue. Experts analyze recordings for their use of words. Employees work in the Turkish Literacy Center in Ankara. An illustrator creates pictures to be used as learning aids. Experts create Turkish adult literacy lesson materials. A teacher teaches adult students basic reading with simple words. Teacher points out words on the blackboard for students to read aloud. Adult students read aloud from blackboard. An adult student writes “Happy birthday, Mr. Johnson.” on the blackboard for Lyndon B. Johnson during his visit in the Turkish Literacy Center and 54th birthday.
Ford executives inspect military planes as company promises to meet war demands for aircraft (WW2)
Ford executives meet with a U.S. military official as the company promises to build 5000 aircraft per day to meet war production demands in World War 2. Ford executives inspect planes. Charles “Charlie” Sorensen, Ford executive responsible for Ford’s defense contracts, speaks with United States military officer and inspects a Curtiss P-40 (possibly an XP-40) fighter. Edsel Ford, Charlie Sorensen and an officer inspect the fighter’s cockpit. Henry Ford, wearing a straw boater, observes the meeting. Propeller of the P-40 fighter plane. Henry Ford listening to a discussion. Military aircraft in flight over mountains as seen from an aircraft. Spectators watch and take photographs. View of aircraft in flight. Cockpit POV view of a group of bombers in flight. Aerial view of three United States Army bombers (likely Boeing Y1B-17 ) in flight. A Boeing Y1B-17 flying. A group of United States Army Boeing Y1B-17 bombers in flight.
U.S. soldiers receive wages from a Naval Supply Officer while sailing to Okinawa (WW2)
United States soldiers receive their salary from the U.S. Navy supply officer while sailing to Okinawa during World War 2. Naval Supply Officer sits behind a small desk with a cash box. Naval Supply Officer gives soldiers’ wages in cash as B type military scrip. Soldiers line up to receive their wages. An officer hands out a document (likely a pay slip) to soldiers after receiving their salary. Soldiers watching as the Naval Supply Officer disburse wages in cash. A soldier inspects a 20 “B Yen” note (United States B type military scrip currency in Japan).
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