Crisis in Poland after the imposition of Martial Law by its Military Government. Pope John Paul II lights a lamp in window of a church. Pope lights the lamp in midnight and the midnight prayer bells ring just after it.
Events during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, against the Soviet controlled government in Hungary. Destroyed tanks and Soviet weapons on roads of Budapest after fighting in October and November 1956. Church bells ring and people pray for Hungarians who have died fighting against Soviet forces. Destroyed railroad tracks, roads and vehicles. People clearing rubble from the streets. People from the countyside give away food for free to the citizens of Budapest. Citizens donating money to families in need.
A coronation ceremony in the Vatican City. A large crowd gathered outside St. Peter's Basilica in St. Peter's Square for th coronation of John XXIII as the Pope. Dignitaries and civilians gathered for the ceremony. John XXIII being carried into the Basilica on a chair. Representatives of various nations at the ceremony. Pope John XXIII appears in the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica. People cheer as the Pope is crowned with the Triregnum. Bells ring to mark the crowning of the new Pope.
Opening scene shows a fuel gauge reading half empty in a U.S. Army Air Forces Stearman Boeing PT-17 “Kaydet” bi-plane trainer aircraft. Closeup of pilot with helmet and goggles in open cockpit of the airplane. Narrator says rules require pilot to return to base immediately. View of the aircraft descending toward the field. Animated diagram showing proper entry into left traffic for the active runway. View of PT-17 on final approach to the runway. Closeup of pilot in the cockpit. He makes a three-point landing on the first third of the runway and rolls without braking. Next, assisted by a wing walker, the pilot taxis to an open slot on a line of aircraft and stops on a parking line. The pilot steps from the cockpit, wearing a seat pack parachute, and begins walking to the field office, when he stops to converse with the narrator. He complains, somewhat about the restrictive rules for pilots in training and expresses desire to fight the Germans and Japanese in World War 2. Narrator defends the rules of safety, first, saying "You can't fight until you can fly." Scene shifts to four pilot trainees who "washed out" of the program for various infractions of the trainin safety rules. They are carrying their belongings in duffle bags and wait at a bus stop for transportation away from the base. Camera focuses on each of the men in turn, as narrator describes their failures to follow rules. Scene shifts to the airdrome where successful student pilots are seen walking toward the camera. Series of scenes showing student pilots performing various preparatory actions before flying their planes. One standing on a wing, checks the "Form One" that contains aircraft maintenance record. Another sitting in his cockpit notes that his gas, oil,cockpit switches, and flight controls all check OK. Another pilot is fastening leg straps of his seat pack parachute and comments about need to keep checking when taxiing down the line for takeoff. Closeups of pilots addressing the camera with admonitions about rules to follow. View of massed parked PT-17 training planes. Views of current war planes in flight, including Bell P-39 Aircobra, Lockheed P-38 Lightning, Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, and Martin B-26 Marauder bombers. Many good views of such airplanes in takeoffs, formations and aerobatic maneuvers. (World War II; WW II; World War 2; World War Two)
German and Romanian 17th Army troops employ antiaircraft fire against Soviet air attacks, during their evacuation from the Kuban Bridgehead, on Taman Penninsula. A soldier on a tower raises warning signal flags. A soldier rings a bell. Anti aircraft guns are fired at Soviet aircraft attacking an evacuation point. German and Romanian troops in a trench. A Soviet aircraft flies low. A soldiers looks through binoculars. A Soviet aircraft is hit and pilot parachutes into the Sea of Azov. Barges carrying troops and material cross the Kerch Strait. German and Romanian Stuka aircraft drop bombs on Soviet targets in the Taman Penninsula. (World War II period).
Admiral Rockwell presents citations to sailors as he pins up medals onto them at Adak in Aleutian Island, Alaska. He also presents citation to Naval officers of the 'Bell' for their action at Attu.
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