Various United States fighter aircraft , including those of 36th and 373rd Fighter Groups, on Le Culot Airfield (A-89), Beauvechain, Belgium. P-47 Thunderbolt fighter plane cartoon insignias on nose art include the following P-47 names: De Poiple Shaft III, B-3, Little Rocket, Hazel Honey, Easy's Angels and Bitterbitcher III. P-38 Lightning planes in flight.
Three U.S. Army Air Forces P-38 aircraft fly overhead and peel off to begin landing at an airfield in Belgium, during World War 2. . A formation flight of Four P-47 Thunderbolt fighter planes follows, peeling off to land. One of the P-47s, a "razor back" from the 387th Fighter Squadron (yellow cowl band, coded "B4"), 365th Fighter Group, is seen landing on the runway, with its canopy open.
A German aircraft attacked by a U.S. aircraft in the European Theater during World War Two. The German Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter plane is being attacked by a U.S. aircraft of 8th Fighter Command piloted by Lieutenant J.B. Dickson of 358th Squadron, 355 Fighter Group. A part of the tail section of Messerschmitt Bf 109 is blown away.
Republican National Convention at the Cow Palace in San Francisco. The Chairman Joe Martin greets the arrivals. A cheering crowd on the street. Women hold signs reading 'I Like Ike' An overhead sign reads G.O.P. HEADQUARTERS HOTEL. U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon, Governor Goodwin Knight and Senator William F. Knowland talk together in a room. Washington's Governor Arthur B. Langlie delivers a keynote address at the Cow Palace.
German destroyers belonging to the Second Flotilla, seen from a passing liner. A close view of the German Destroyer Theodor Riedel (Z6) with B2 painted on its hull. (Note: This ship survived WWII and served under the French navy as the Klebar until scrapped in 1958.) Views of other ships from the passenger liner, including a three-masted sailing vessel.
Opening scenes are paintings illustrating the physical rigors surmounted by earlier Americans, from the pioneers through World Wars I and II. View of Strategic Air Command B-52 bombers parked on a flight line. Ground crew makes adjustment on advanced cruise missile fastened under a wing. Air Force air traffic controllers in a control tower. An Air Force airman playing with his child. A forklift being employed to move heavy cargo from a flatbed truck. Air Force personnel seated at duty stations with few physical demands. An Airman seated at home passively watching television with a boy (his son) in the family living room. An Air Force Captain, Flight Surgeon, discusses deleterious effects of automation, etc. on physical fitness of service personnel. View of an Air Force male subject being tested on a treadmill, while his vital signs are being constantly monitored. Results from group studies show only 5% in excellent physical condition. The Flight surgeon is seen, again, exhorting Air Force personnel to pursue physical fitness, for themselves, and their country.
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