U.S. Democratic Party leader Adlai Ewing Stevenson arrives in Korea during the Korean War. A jeep parked on a field. Stevenson reviews troops. He talks to the soldiers and shakes hands with them. A tent in the background. A high altitude view of the area. Stevenson arrives at the war front in a navy airplane. He gets off the airplane and talks to an officer.
Ex-President of the United States Harry Truman at a harbor in California, United States. People gather to meet the ex President. Cameramen take his photographs. Truman boards a ship with his wife and daughter. They sail for a Hawaiian voyage. Truman, his wife and daughter wave towards the crowd.
A new F-86 Sabrejet is launched in the United States. The test flight of the Sabre jet. The jet is parked at an air base. The jet takes off and is in flight. A pilot in the cockpit. The jet fires rockets. A targeted aircraft on the ground explodes. Smoke arises from bombardment.
A film on U.S. shuttle bombing operations 'Operation Titanic' over Germany from bases in Great Britain, Italy and Russia during World War II. Personnel of the U.S. 8th Air Force in Great Britain. The U.S. 15th Air Force personnel in Italy. The are briefed about the first shuttle bombing run to new Russian airfields. United States Army Air Force General Nathan Farragut Twining addresses the personnel and bids them farewell. United States Army Air Force B-17 Flying Fortresses led by General Ira Clarence Eaker take off. USAAF B-24 Liberators take off from Great Britain. P-51 Mustangs and P-38 Lightning fighter airplanes escort the bombers on their way. The bombing forces bomb the targets in Germany. They return after their mission. Crew and officers look at the aircraft as they fly overhead. The officers look through binoculars. The crew waves towards the aircraft.
A film on U.S. shuttle bombing operations 'Operation Titanic' over Germany from bases in Great Britain, Italy and Russia during World War II. Aircraft parked at an airfield in Russia. Paintings and insignia on the aircraft. Crewmen standing near the aircraft. They sleep in tents. They wake up and get ready. A man shaves. Others wash their faces. Colonel Albert Kepler and Russian officers confer for their next bombing mission. They select target areas for the bombardment. Gasoline, bombs, ammunition and other supplies are provided to the crew. Crewmen of a bomber aircraft play baseball and cards. Some write letters to homes. Others milk a cow. Crewmen drive in a jeep to visit war ruins. Damaged buildings and rubble in the area. People walking on a street.
An interview of United States Air Force Lieutenant General Ira Eaker conducted by Dr. Maurer in the United States. General Eaker talks about problems during World War II. He says that the aircraft were very crude, they were having limited range and other limitations. Other problems were also there. In the Philippines they realized that they should be able to do bombing. But they were not having any bombs.
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