United States congressional Leaders, including Senators Carl Hayden, Lyndon Johnson, William F. Knowland and other Senators as well as House leaders John McCormick and Carl Albert, assemble at the White House. American senators chatting on the street in Washington DC. They enter the door to the White House together. Senators pose for photographers. Lyndon B. Johnson exits his car after arriving in front of the White House. Lyndon B. Johnson and another senator speaks to the press.
U.S. Air Force and Chinese Nationalist spectators during transfer of F-104 planes to Chinese Nationalist Air Force at Kuang Kuan Air Base in Taiwan. General Dean addresses from podium. Interpreter at his left and the U.S. and Chinese Nationalist flags in the background. Generals view Chinese Nationalist F-104B's on ramp. General Dean, General Chen, Captain Battle, General Doan, Captain Wang (CAF) and other VIP's lined up before Chinese Nationalist F-104B.
Splashes in water during an air demonstration for the President. A-1J plane in flight during demonstration. Flames on water from a Napalm drop. President's flag flying from yard. Ambassador Wright and Mrs Wright view air show from 010 levels during President's visit aboard ship. Ambassador Wright and Mrs Wright. The Republic of China flag on ship. F-8C plane and A-4B aircraft make an arrested landing. F-8C planes catted. Three in air in matter of seconds, followed by a fourth F-8C. F-4B aircraft catted.
World War II Documentary entitled "D-Day Convoy." Leaders and military Generals of the Allied nations at the Tehran Conference. U.S. President Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Churchill, Soviet General Stalin, General George Marshall of U.S. Army, General Eisenhower. Map showing the targets of raid in France under German occupation. Immense military ammunition, artillery, tanks, weapons and infantry troops amassed in England and readied for military raids. American infantry troops being trained to raid the Peninsula of Normandy. Troops advance between bomb blasts and gun fire during training. Allied air force bombers bombing their targets in France. Formation of Martin B-26 bomber aircraft flying overhead. Point of view shot from inside aircraft, seen through rain spotted plexiglass gun canopy, flying very low over a French village, on the way to bombing target. Aerial view of U.S. Army Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bomber dropping bombs over enemy target in Europe. View of bombs falling away from aircraft toward targets during a day time bombing raid. Explosions and smoke on the ground as targets are hit. Aerial fights between German and Allied air forces. Gun camera footage scenes as seen from Allied aircraft as they shoot at German airplanes. Several scenes of German aircraft exploding in flight. Airplane blasts in sky. U.S. army troops with ammunition moving toward camps in southern England. At the marshaling area soldiers receiving and trying on gas masks. They also receive inflatable life belts, food rations, cigarettes, candy including Hershey's chocolate, and French money as invasion currency. Briefing of the troops by the commanders.
A demonstration of the Aeronca GT-1 glide torpedo. Six Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers, of the U.S. Army Air Forces, fly in formation. Next, splashes from their guided bombs are shown in water below. A slate appears with illustration and title, "Preset Glide Torpedo Model GT-1." A GT-1 is shown rotating while hung from a chain in a manufacturing area. Another Aeronca GB-1 is on the floor in the background. Four airmen push a GT-1 on a wheeled dolly. They roll it and position it underneath the wing of a B-17. Closeup of them jacking up the dolley to position the GT-1. View of the torpedo secured under the aircraft. Gun camera footage shows a GT-1 on a long glide towards the water, after release from above. View from water surface of the GT-1 approaching the water. At the last moment, its paravane (wing) separates and the torpedo contacts the water. The paravane falls aside into the water. The camera pans over to a makeshift target. The process is repeated with a second GT-1 but it is not seen close to the water. A third demonstration is successful and the wake of the torpedo is tracked from an overflying aircraft.
Remote Controlled Television Glide Bombs. TV monitoring and control equipment mounted below the core of bomb. Airmen drag the cart with the bomb towards a B-17 bomber of the U.S. Army Air Force. Airmen attach glide bomb to the racks beneath the wings of the B-17. The long glide of the bomb faces its target. Massive explosion at target. The house is destroyed by the bomb. (World War II period).
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