A U.S. Navy film about delivery of nuclear weapons in the United States. The film is titled 'Special Weapon Mission by A7 AB Carrier Aircraft'. A light attack Tactical Aircraft in flight at low level. A board at a door reads 'U.S. Pacific Fleet Air Intelligence Support Center -FAISC-'. A sailor enters the gate. A pilot works out the mission plan. He is given two targets and information regarding his mission. The pilot prepares headings, selects initial points, and decides the method of delivery and escape maneuver. He opens a book about methods of delivery. Animation depicts methods of weapon delivery followed by demonstrations by practice weapons. The Run in, Pull up and Release methods explained. Delivery method Retarded Lay Down gives the maximum protection. The second method Retarded Loft gives the fastest escape. Low Angle Loft, Medium Angle Loft, 65 Degree Angle Loft, 90 degree Loft and Over Shoulder Loft. The pilot decides on Wing Allowances. He selects navigation and other preparations. A briefing about weather and navigation. B-43 weapons are loaded in the aircraft at the hangar deck. The pilot checks in and adjusts settings for the nuclear bomb release. He adjusts monitor and control sets, electric settings, and depresses gun side.
A U.S. Navy film about delivery of nuclear weapon in the United States. A7 A/B light attack Tactical Aircraft takes off on a mission from a ship. Animation shows the steps to be accomplished during the mission. High altitude navigation, tanking, two weapon deliveries, approach back and land. The pilot uses ASN41 and APN153 computers. He pulls up thermo shield. At 200 feet angle he raises the thermo shield and at 15 miles away from target he increases the speed, makes the adjustments and drops nuclear bomb weapon. He checks for second delivery and proceeds. Important point for appropriate delivery. The air craft returns back after accomplishing the mission.
Pursuit Airplanes of United States Army Air Corps. Pilot Al Williams flies a plane. The engine of the plane is started. It takes off. Silhouette of the plane in flight.
A U.S. Army training film about decontamination procedures during World War II. Soldiers decontaminate an open vehicle like a half truck. They hand spray on the vehicle and rub it with a swab. They clean it on up wind side then turn it around and clean. Tanks are brought to a safer area and are turned facing the wind. A soldier opens a hatch and rubs the entrance with decontamination saturated rag. He then uses one o one half quarter sprayer. Then the soldiers clean the surface of the tank. They clean all the other parts of the tank especially openings air ways. A three gallon apparatus filled with non coronation and chlorinated lime is applied on the tank.
A U.S. Army training film about decontamination procedures during World War II. A thick coat of contaminated solution is swabbed off with kerosene or gasoline. Then a solution of a non corrosive substance is applied. After it evaporates, the vehicle is washed with soap and water and is left to dry. The vehicle is then covered with a layer of oil. Machine guns and artillery are cleaned in the same way. Clothes and rags used for cleaning are then burned or buried. The land is covered with chlorinate lime. Men shuffle their shoes in the lime mixture. They then remove their shoes and clothes with the help of each other. The clothes are spread in air. They remove their socks and underwear and wash themselves in a stream. Then they wear fresh uniforms.
A United States Naval Training Film about the Battle of Coral sea. Film titled 'The Battle of The Coral Sea., Second Phase'. Moves of TF 17. Destroyers left behind, bad weather conditions, ship in rough sea. Both TFs in visual signal distance. Moves of Task Forces. TF 11 and 44 meet with TF 17 to form a combined Task Force 17 which includes Air Force, Attack Force, Fuel and Support Force. Order document shows search plan of U.S. U.S. forces move towards Tulagi. Japanese task force forwarding in range of TF 17. They try to move away to another point from attacking range of Japanese TF.
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