Alexander Cambridge arrives as the new Governor General of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Officers greet Governor General Alexander Cambridge. An aircraft flies over the Peace Tower. Honor guards lined up outside the Canadian Parliament Building (111 Wellington St, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Canada) in Parliament Hill. Governor General with officials. Governor General Cambridge with his wife Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone as she holds flowers in her hands.
A Supermarine Scimitar aircraft lands aboard British Naval aircraft carrier Victorious underway in the Atlantic Ocean. HMS Victorious underway at sea as a Supermarine Scimitar, a British fighter aircraft, comes in for a landing. The aircraft lands perfectly, but is suddenly thrown over the side, into the sea, as the arresting cable snaps. The pilot, Commander John D. Russell, is unable to open his canopy to escape. A helicopter is dispatched to assist. But a sailor suspended from the helicopter is unable to help because the plane's canopy is jammed shut. The aircraft sinks with the pilot trapped inside. (Note: This dreadful accident occurred while the HMS Victorious was operating off the Isle of Wight. The pilot, Commander John .D. (Des) Russell, Royal Navy, was Commanding Officer of the new 803 Squadron. embarking for the first time at sea from the Royal Naval Air Station Lossiemouth in Scotland. The aircraft, Scimitar F1. XD240 coded 145/V, sank in 220 ft. of water after plunging into the sea.)
The process of selection of doctors at hospitals run by the Veterans Administration under its medical program in the United States. Officers select the doctors for the Veterans Administration at the Veterans Administration Office. An application being discussed at a personal interview. The officers discuss the grade for the applicant ranging from junior grade to chief grade. The officers discuss the location to be assigned to an applicant at a map of United States. A woman types a telegram to be sent to an applicant informing him of his selection and asking for approval. New recruits being greeted by the officers. Veterans Administration doctors being provided various recreational facilities as they play golf. The head of the Veterans Administration General Omar Bradley welcomes the doctors and nurses who have joined the Veterans Administration. He calls the task and opportunity to serve the veterans as a great one. He inspires those under the Veterans Administration to live up to their motto of medical service second to none.
African American colleges in the United States during World War II. College curricula adjusts to war needs as they prepare students for various military and civilian occupations including war factory production and war manufacturing. A sign reads ' Hampton Institute visitors welcome' at Hampton Institute, presently known as Hampton University (100 E Queen St, Hampton, VA 23669), in Hampton, Virginia. Exteriors of buildings on the campus. An educator welcomes students from other countries for taking up a course at the institute. Students in a class take lessons in radio operation and construction. Students in a chemistry laboratory learn to develop new war material. Science students train to become laboratory technicians. An African American student conducts a test on bacteria in food caused by handling. Hampton Institute provides laboratory facilities for training of nurses. Students in a ground school class. The students work on machines as they weld metal pieces. A farm management course for girls by the Agriculture Department of the Institute. Girls operate a tractor as they plant corn in a field. Dairy farming lessons being conducted as girls watch a man as he milks a cow. Students conduct research on food and the importance of soybean over meat. Students broadcast programs related to research results, improved diet and raising better crop. They take up lessons in surveying and topography. Cadets of institute regiment march. A sign reads ' U.S. motor transport shops'. The students learn to work on motor parts. U.S. Army trucks being repaired at the shop. Engineering Department of the institute trains men for the U.S. Navy. The cadets march. A clock tower in the background.
Nuclear weapon testing near Las Vegas, Nevada. Vehicles on the move. Mountains in the background. Soldiers seated as they have their meal. News organizations compete for favorable places on hillside.One sign reads:"Universal staked his claim here April 20 52. Recorded 3-22-52." Cameramen atop a hill as they prepare to record the atomic bomb testing. Photographers take pictures. A cameraman wears protective glasses. A nuclear weapon being tested and an explosion occurs as nuclear bomb detonates. Billows of smoke rise up. A cameraman looks at the explosion. He wears protective eyewear.
United States Navy ships being constructed and launched in the United States during World War II. A shipyard as men work on destroyer escort USS Parks. Final touches being given to the ship. The ship being launched. United States Navy destroyer escort USS Hopping being launched at a ship yard. A new tanker ship being launched. Men at the bow of the ship.
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