Hindenburg LZ 129 airship in flight near Lakehurst Naval Air Station, New Jersey, arriving on its first flight to the United States. The Hindenburg being moored at Lakehurst. Ground crew under the airship's huge tail fin. Nazi swastika emblem on tail fins. Distant view of the airship from different angles.
UN delegates are seen gathering for a meeting of the Security Council at the temporary United Nations headquarters in Lake success, Long Island, New York. One of the first to be seated is Andrei Gromyko of the Soviet Union. Another delegate stops to converse with him. Camera pans across delegates settling into their respective places at large curved table. Their nations are identified by placards at each place. Attention is focused on French Delegate Alexandre Parodi, who has apparently just been elected President of the Council for the month of May, 1948. At TC: 00:54, He is seen standing with Secretary General Trygve Lie. And at TC:01:19 he gently uses a gavel. At TC:01:28, another delegate holds the gavel with him as they laugh. After a while, the delegates settle down and begin to conduct business.
United States Military Academy air indoctrination at Eglin Air Force base in United States. U.S. aircraft B-29 in flight. Parachute attachment and A-3 lifeboat dropped from the plane. Coastline in the background. Two parachutists jump in water from C-47 aircraft. Trees and houses on coast. Men aboard a lifeboat. Men swim out to men who are in rubber life raft. SA-16 approaches for landing. It lands on water and taxis. Pier in view. Men in rubber raft. Cadets walk towards trees on coast. Military dependants bathe on beach. Rubber life raft loads in water. Flare smoke arising from boat. Motor launch underway at sea. Two parachutists descend.
PT-10 rescue boat underway. Pontoon of SA-16 taxiing. Two Air Force PT-10 rescue boats. PT-10 rescue boat near life raft. Men lifting stretcher baskets from water to deck of PT-10 rescue boat. Two men remove life vests. Cadets watch the operations. Men board PT-10 rescue boat. Sailors alert and run out to PT-10 rescue boat.
United States Military Academy air indoctrination at Eglin Air Force base in United States. Hand points out various switches and controls of multi-engine aircraft. Instrumental panel, throttle and switches. U.S. aircraft B-29 in flight. Parachute attachment and A-3 lifeboat dropped from the plane. Coastline in the background. Two parachutists jump in water. Trees and houses on coast. Men aboard a lifeboat.
United States Military Academy air indoctrination at Eglin Air Force base in United States. Survival school hangar building at Eglin. A sergeant hanging from ropes shows the method of lowering self to ground. Various parachutes are displayed in survival school hangar. Airman demonstrates lowering self to ground with rope.
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