The U.S. Air Force One at Andrew's Air Force Base, Maryland. Various lighting signals on the runway during night. The VC-137C Stratoliner Air Force One taxis on the runway during dusk and takes off. The plane takes a turn towards its left and flies in the dusky sky.
An amphibian cargo tractor is demonstrated at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland, United States. The amphibian cargo tractor moves through water. Some soldiers sitting on the tractor. A soldier climbs a stationary amphibian tractor. A soldier demonstrates the control panel as well as various internal controlling parts. A cargo amphibian tractor moves over a rough ground. The tractor enters a lake. It crosses the lake from one side to other through water. The tractor moves over rough and uneven ground. Few soldiers sitting on the tractor. (World War II period).
U.S. soldiers demonstrate a mobile laundry developed by Quartermaster Corps for the troops in field. A mobile laundry truck passes through a forest in Maryland, United States. It is parked near a pond. Two soldiers put a landing gear on the ground so that a container may rest on it. Two soldiers set the corner stand jack. The trailer is uncoupled and the prime mover is camouflaged under a tree. Four soldiers set up the laundry machine. The soldiers connect a pipe from the machine to the pond. Two soldiers setting up a water pump. The soldiers unloading laundry from a truck. A soldier puts on the washing machine. A soldiers loads the machine with clothes. A soldier takes out the clothes from the centrifugal drier. Two soldiers take out dry clean cloths. Some soldiers pack the clean cloths. A truck filled with the clean clothes leaves. (World War II period).
U.S. soldiers train for gas attack and chemical warfare decontamination at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland during World War II. A scientist working in a chemical laboratory with many vials before him. Two soldiers spreading a protective ointment in their hands. A soldier decontaminating a tank. A soldier wearing a mask spraying a protective liquid on a gun. A soldier spreading the protective ointment on his helmet. Many soldiers in front of U.S. Sherman tanks decontaminating cloth covers. Soldiers sitting on a tank cover it with a decontaminated cloth. Two soldiers issue impregnated clothing to a soldier. A World War 2 soldier covers himself with a protective cellophane cover. A soldier decontaminating a half track using Decon filled with DAMC. Soldiers filling a truck with chloride of lime containers.
U.S. soldiers demonstrate gas attack and chemical warfare decontamination techniques at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland during World War 2. An aircraft generates a heavy smoke screen. Another aircraft sprays the smoked area with a chemical. Soldiers on a half track put on cellophane cover and, once covered, they put on gas masks. They then practice attacking the aircraft while wearing the protective equipment. The cellophane and the combat vehicles are heavily contaminated by the chemical. The soldiers remove the cellophane cover and throw them out. Soldiers take on decontamination procedures.
U.S. Army soldiers demonstrate decontamination of chemical agents such as mustard gas from a combat tank at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland, during World War 2. A tank moving on a training ground. Two soldiers decontaminate the vehicle using a spray (second echelon decontamination using Decon 3 devices, which are 3 gallon sprayers). One soldier stands on the tank and decontaminates it. Under carriages heavily encrusted with mud. Two soldiers spreading lime on the ground. A tanker passes through the lime mud slurry to coat the track and wheels. Two soldiers spraying a tank with high pressure water to remove mud from the under carriages. Now they spray the tanks with lime. A water tanker arrives. An aircraft passes over at a low height. A heavy smoke screen in the background. Soldiers wearing cellophane protective covers. Narrator states that the training procedures shown were conducted with real mustard gas.
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