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Farm in Palestine; citizens with rifles during time of the 1947Jerusalem Riots
During time of the 1947 Jerusalem Riots. A group of Israeli men walks past a building on a field. An open ditch and laying of a pipeline. Children planting in a field. Palestinians with rifles.
1947 Matador truck chassis and drive train lifted at dock.
The chassis and drivetrain of a 1947 Matador trucks are lifted onto a dock. Worker operates crane gear controls. Dock workers roll Matador chassis onto braided cable net. Worker attaches braided cable to net using a turnbuckle. Workers tighten cables to rear of chassis. Truck chassis lifted from dock.
Sailors release balloon with radiosonde equipment at U.S. Naval Station Bermuda.
A Control tower and beach at U.S. Naval Air Station Bermuda. Two U.S. sailors are seen on the beach. (A Military Air Transport Service-MATS- C-97 Stratofreighter is parked on a ramp in background.) One sailor is launching a large inflated balloon. Closeup of manual "Radiosonde, Type AN AMQ 10." The balloon in the air tethered to radiosonde equipment held by sailor. He releases it and the sailors pay out line as balloon ascends.
WB-29A weather reconnaissance aircraft parked at Kindley Air Force Base, Bermuda.
Several WB-29A Weather Reconnaissance aircraft of the 53rd Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (Hurricane Hunters). Their unique sampling fixture is seen atop their fuselages. These are stationed at Kindley Air Force Base, Bermuda. The unit belongs to the Air Weather Service of the Military Air Transport Service (MATS). Aside from the aircraft, a few of their Squadron facilities are seen on the ramp.
WB-29A of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron (Hurricane Hunters) taxis out at Kindley Air Force Base, Bermuda
Pilot of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron (Hurricane Hunters) getting last minute briefing at Squadron operations, in Bermuda. A WB-29A of the Squadron, with unit logo and "Hurricane Hunters,"painted on its fuselage. The logo depicts a pilot on a flying carpet, with weather instruments, holding a crystal ball and an umbrella. It also includes a Lightning flash and clouds and rain drops. As the aircraft taxis slowly past the camera, the seal of the Military Air Transport Service (MATS) can be seen below its tail. Scene shifts to Dade County, Florida, where a uniformed Red Cross woman helps two women into her station wagon.
A WB-29A Hurricane Hunter aircraft returns and lands at Kindley Air Force Base, Bermuda
WB-29A of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron (Hurricane Hunters) returning from a mission. The aircraft seen flying between smooth cloud layers. It banks to the left and descends. View of the WB-29 flying over part of Bermuda. Inside the aircraft, crew member fastens down equipment in preparation for landing. View from the ground as the WB-29 passes overhead. Another from the ground, of the aircraft touching down, bouncing up gently, and then staying down on the Kindley Air Force Base runway. (Note: During World War II, this B-29, tail number 42-94047, named the City of Jamestown, belonged to the 330th Bombardment Group, 459th Bomb Squadron stationed on Guam. On April 24, 1945,it was ditched near the shore of Japan, while returning from a bombing mission against the Hitachi aircraft factory in Tachikawa, Japan. Obviously, it was recovered and placed back in service after the war ended.)
