Scenes filmed from attacking Japanese aircraft during the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. View from Japanese aircraft strafing and bombing U.S. aircraft and hangars on the ground at Ford Island. Japanese Nakajima B5N (Kate) tail number 229, seen flying past the camera plane. Smoke rising from the ground below. White plumes erupt from torpedoes striking U.S. ships on opposite side of Ford Island. Japanese-captioned still photographs: Of heavy black smoke rising from bombed fuel tanks; Of a torpedo hitting the USS West Virginia; of other ships on battleship row, including the USS Nevada, Arizona, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Maryland, and California. (World War II period).
United States F-14 Tomcat interceptor fighter plane seen. Space for pilot and missile officer. Two men seated in the plane. Bubble canopy and swing wing design. A man stands near the plane and gives directions. Various line graphs show superiority of the design and function of the Tomcat fighter plane F-14 A and F-14 B.
Confederate Air Force showing historical aircraft at air show (Airsho '76) in Harlingen Texas. United States fighter planes of World War 2 in show. Curtiss P-40 fighter planes in flight. B-29 Superfortress takes off. Texas International DC-9 in foreground. Replicas of Japanese planes Zero fighter, Val dive bombers, Kate torpedo bombers taxiing. SB2C-5 Helldiver taxiing. A jeep and men seen in background.
Confederate Air Force showing historical aircraft at air show in Harlingen Texas. United States fighter planes of World War II in show. B-17 Flying Fortress bomber plane parked. P-47 Thunderbolt parked. Two P-39 Airacobra and P-38 Lightning parked. A man drives a jeep.
American comedian Bob Hope entertains troops at Jungle training center in Hawaii during World War II. He and his troupe are dressed in camouflage fatigues and steel combat helmets. Jerry Colonna, Barney Dean and Patti Thomas are among entertainers seen. A banner on stage reads "Bob Hope and Troupe." Bob Hope introduces Francis Langford, who sings the song "I'm in the Mood for Love" as Hope clowns around. U.S. troops in class B uniforms enjoy the show.
Excerpt from Kefauver Hearings. Senate's Kefauver Committee investigating crime and interstate commerce. Panel including Chairman Kefauver (Tennessee) in the hearing along with other committee members Herbert R. O'Conor (Maryland); Lester Hunt (Wyoming); Charles Tobey (New Hampshire); Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin). Microphones are placed in front of the members of the Committee. A witness has begun testifying, when people present in the hearing room are told that no demonstrations are permitted, Cameramen take pictures. Another witness appears briefly.Then, FBI Director, J. Edgar Hoover, and his assistant, Louis B. Nichols, appear before the Committee. Hoover is silent. Mr. Nichols does all the testifying. He discusses issues with gambling, narcotics, prostitution. Discussion of effect of crime news on children.
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