Airplane carrying caskets of Astronauts Lieutenant Colonel Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom and Lieutenant Commander Roger B. Chaffee arrives at the Andrews air force base in Maryland. People gather to pay respect to the Astronauts. Other airplanes stand in the background. Soldiers holding flags stand on the tarmac. Pallbearers carry caskets out of the airplane. They place the caskets in hearses. The hearses drive away.
A film titled 'Old war tanks feats thrill spectators in final maneuvers' shows old war tanks in a drill at night in Fort George G. Meade in Maryland. A number of tanks in a field. A tank marked 17 moves over shrubs, tree and a house. Soldier driving the tank wipes his face.
United States tanks in Fort George G Meade, Maryland. The tanks parked on a field. Trees in the background.
U.S. Navy ships shell Okinawa and Japanese kamikaze suicide planes hit USS Maryland (BB-46) during World War 2. USS Maryland (BB-46) in silhouette. Destroyer in the far background. Tracers fired at Japanese aircraft overhead. Flak explodes around Japanese aircraft. Black smoke. Japanese plane head toward ship. A dramatic large explosion in the sea directly in front of the camera position. American ship in distance explodes in flame and smoke. Okinawa in the background. Other vessels around ship. Japanese aircraft burns spiraling down. Long trail of black smoke and then airplane crashes. Cruiser at anchor. Battleship fires in the background. Cruiser sends light signals.
Caskets of Astronauts Lt Col Virgil I Grissom and Lt Roger B Chaffee at Andrews air force base in Maryland. MAC C -135B taxiing in at Andrews. Covered ambulatory ramp being rolled up to aircraft. Pallbearers followed by USN seaman board aircraft. They carry the Astronauts caskets off of aircraft. Caskets carried side by side through honor guard and loaded into hearses. Cars parked in the background. Soldiers standing with flags in hands.
Views of Martin bombers in production at Middle River, Maryland. Special tempering of aircraft parts in sodium nitrate bath at 900 degrees. Aircraft workers working on aircraft parts. Eight B-26s being prepared and crated for shipment abroad.
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