An American aircraft carrying French General Charles De Gaulle's arrives in Algiers during World War II. A U.S. Army Air Forces Lockheed B-34 Ventura aircraft taxis after landing. Cameramen in the foreground. Many crowd around De Gaulle's airplane, including a number of French officers.
A film about Allied campaign against the Japanese in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands during World War II. U.S. Marines march ahead on the island. Henderson Field after being captured by the Marines. The American flag being raised at the field. The Marines salute. Shell crates on the field. A gun emplacement on the field. Rollers and other mechanized equipment are used to level surface and make a runway at the airfield. An aircraft taxis at the field. U.S. Army Air Forces B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft parked at the field.
Japanese soldiers in China during World War II. Artillery is fired and smoke rises. Wrecked United States Army Air Force and Chinese B-24 Liberator bomber aircraft on Kei Ling airstrip. Wrecked parts of Allied aircraft on a field. A sign reads '12th Service Group Dispensary'. Machine guns and artillery are fired. Smoke rises. Japanese soldiers lying in prone position as they fire at a village.
A film about training of United States Marines in San Diego, California. Recruits learn the details of squad formation as they perform drill manuevers under the instruction of a drill sergeant. The recruits receive fixed bayonet instruction. Two trainers demonstrate the use of bayonet equipped rifles in hand to hand combat. To build varied physical strength the recruits row a whaleboat. The crew of Marines raise their 12 foot oars in the air at the end of their rowing effort.
A film about means of attaining accuracy by dive bombers in the United States. Animation shows the trajectory path of a bomb after being released in mid air. The distance that a bomb would fall short of the target, if not compensated for, is called the "trail." A graph depicts the altitude of release of the bomb and the sight angle. Animation explains the concepts. A pilot sets a lead at a target. Animation depicts the importance of the lead at release altitude. Results are illustrated in animation. Consequences of taking a wrong flight path are explained. A graph depicts the means of computing the release altitude and the sight angle. The effect of wind on a diving aircraft as it affects the flight path.
U.S. Air Force X-15A rocket powered aircraft in the United States. A USAF NB-52B Stratofortress aircraft with an X-15A aircraft under its wing in flight. Smoke emits from the tail section of the X-15A aircraft. The X-15A aircraft detaches from the NB-52B aircraft. The X-15A aircraft in flight leaves behind a smoky trail.
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