Adolf Hitler and German officers attend inspect and review test flights of new Luftwaffe aircraft in Rechlin, Germany. Hitler and Commander of the Luftwaffe, Hermann Goering, and other officers exit a railroad train at station. Officers at the platform greet Hitler and give a Nazi salute. They all move towards cars. The cars are driven off. Hitler waves at the crowd and greets a young girl who gives him flowers. At the airfield, Hitler and Goering view various aircraft with their entourage at Rechlin Airport. Goering points out a separate cockpit and engine displayed beside a bomber aircraft. A crew member assembling parts of an aircraft. Hitler watches the test flights of German aircraft. DFS 230 glider being towed on the ground for takeoff and then taking flight. Pilot and crew member crank start a fighter aircraft. Wide view of a Messerschmitt Bf 109 shortly after takeoff and gaining altitude. Next, a Blohm & Voss BV 141 tactical reconnaissance aircraft (BV 141A with complete tail) starts engine, taxis and takes off. Three Heinkel He 111 bomber aircraft are seen taking off. The last He 111 appears to employ rocket-assisted takeoff (RATO). The entourage of officers crosses the airfield by open automobile and then exits the cars to view more aircraft. Views of early model Dornier Do 217 aircraft in flight overhead. A Junkers Ju 88 aircraft flies by low and then climbs steeply. Brief view of a low flying attack aircraft that appears to be a Henschel Hs 129 (or possibly a Focke Wulf Fw 187) flying just above the airfield. Next is seen a twin boom aircraft, presumably a Focke-Wulf Fw 189, but with a shorter central crew gondola than later variants. The next scene shows good views of the Blohm & Voss BV 141 low in flight and then performing a rapid ascent and descent. It is followed by a low flying Blohm & Voss BV 138 Seedrache (Sea Dragon).
U.S. Army Air Forces film about B-29 aircraft construction in the United States during World War 2. Workers in B-29 aircraft cabin. War production worker stands on stairs and works on the wing of a new B-29 at the factory. Technicians assemble parts of plane. B-29 plane under construction. Completed B-29 planes lined up in plant. Workers give finishing touches to the planes.
Atomic bomb production and its use in the United States. Doctor Ernest O. Lawrence experiments with the cyclotron at the University of California, Berkeley. View of the exterior and interior of the cyclotron. An animated diagram shows the results of the splitting of the uranium atom. Diagram shows a nucleus, electrons and protons. Atomic structures of Helium, Lithium and Uranium. A diagram of the creation of barium and krypton, and the release of atomic energy. Aerial and ground views of Y-12 atomic energy testing, uranium enrichment, and manufacturing plant at Oak Ridge, Tennessee created during Manhattan Project. Workers walking on the grounds of the the plant. The Trinity Shot first atomic explosion is shown near Los Alamos, New Mexico on July 16, 1945. Flash of explosion and a cloud of smoke rises as seen from U.S. Army cameras 6 miles away. Two other views of the explosion are seen from other camera positions while narrator explains the effects. U.S. President Harry S. Truman speaks of the need to keep the secrets of the atomic bomb among the U.S., the U.K, and Canada, alone, until they find successful techniques to control the bomb and protect the world from total destruction. He indicates that he will work the the U.S. Congress in the effort and make the power a force for world peace. Truman asks that God guide the U.S. in how to use the technology in His ways and for His purposes. (World War II period).
A new sport 'Water Walk' in Enns, Austria. Water walkers wear pontoons. They walk on water. Men float in heavy water. They hold a pedal in their hands.
Opening slate reads: "Justice Black back in the U.S. Mum on K.K.K." Camera pans across the bow of the anchored mail steamer "City of Norfolk," on which Justice and Mrs.Black had just returned from a trip to Europe. Men board the ship from a small boat at her side. View from overhead as men form a "bucket brigade" to move luggage along the deck of the smaller boat. American Supreme Court Associate Justice Hugo Black is seen walking along the deck of the mail steamer, surrounded by reporters taking notes and other persons meeting and greeting him. Half a dozen news cinematographers take pictures. Closeup of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette star reporter Ray Sprigle, who broke the story of Hugo Black's past membership in the KKK (Ku Klux Klan). More views of the group mingling on the ship's deck. Closeup of Justice Black, now wearing his hat, surrounded by reporters. He heads down the gangplank, leaving the ship, as others watch from the ship's deck. Mrs. Black follows, walking alone, and waving. On the Norfolk pier, Justice Black prepares to enter a car. View on the pier of the car surrounded by reporters and others. Gangway overhead from the ship to the pier reads, in part: "Baltimore Mail" (probably Baltimore Mail Steamship Company).
Hollywood actress Gloria Jean helps to collect fund on Christmas in Toronto, Canada. Actress Gloria Jean in a newspaper office. She talks to a person seated in a chair. A man brings a bundle of news papers and gives to Gloria. She sits at table and marks her autograph on the front page of the paper. A man stands on a sidewalk selling those newspapers. A man comes and buys a paper. He is surprised to see Gloria Jean's autograph.
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