A procession of royal limousines enter an air field. Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother approaches the Memphis Belle B-17 bomber. Brief shot of ceremony honoring the crew of the B-17 flying Fortress Bomber, "Memphis Belle" during World War 2. with aircraft and crew intact.) Lieutenant General Jacob Devers, reads a citation. Other officers seen include Commander of U.S. 8th Air Force, Major General Ira Eaker, General Devers. and Captain Robert K. Morgan, pilot of the aircraft.
Le mans auto race in Le mans, France. Views of sports race cars. Spectators watch the race. Sports cars on the racing track. Ecurie Ecosse driven by Ron Flockhart wins the race. The team members celebrate the British victory.
French car race in Le Mans, France. Cars race ahead of each other. People lined up to witness the race. Italian Ferrari driven by U.S. driver Masten Gregory accompanied by Austria's Jochen Rindt, in car No. 21. Cars race at night. U.S. racer Gregory wins the French race in his Italian Ferrari.
Chemical warfare activities of the AEF (American Expeditionary Force) during World War I. Troops of 318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Division, American Expeditionary Force in Le Neufour, France. The troops advance under a smoke screen. They run on a dirt road towing artillery. The artillery placed on the ground. 318th Infantry Regiment assembles the artillery. Fire and smoke in the background. Soldiers load and fire artillery.
The high frontier of X-15 in United States. Rocket powered aircraft X-15 is towed and taken out from a hangar. Various symbols on X-15. A sign reads 'North American Aviation Inc'. Models of aircraft from earliest to most recent are shown. B-29 launching Bell X-1 rocket plane on October 14, 1947. View inside cabin of B-29. Airspeed indicator in the X-1 shows Mach 1 plus. View of X-1D rocket plane landing in Mojave desert, July 24, 1951, as nose wheel collapses and the plane sends up plumes of sand as it spins around before coming to rest, facing backwards. Test pilot Jean Ziegler is seen afterwards in the cockpit, breathing a sigh of relief. Jet fighter seen exceeding mach 2 airspeed. Animation of B-52B Stratofortress launching X-15. and its landing on desert.
U.S. and ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) soldiers being extracted by helicopters after Operation Lam Son 719 in Laos during the Vietnam War. South Vietnamese soldiers on a hill top around Route 9. U.S. Army Bell UH-1 Iroquois (Huey) in flight over the hills. One chopper approaches the hill for landing. Soldiers seated and standing await evacuation. A South Vietnamese soldiers stands with a portable rocket launcher. Soldiers around the stationary chopper. Soldiers seated in the helicopter.
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