Mrs. Madeleine Edison Sloane, second daughter of renowned American inventor, Thomas Alva Edison, christens the Polaris Submarine, USS Thomas Alva Edison (SSBN-610), at the yard of Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, in Groton, Connecticut. Mrs. Sloane with other officials on a platform. She is briefed by an official and then breaks a bottle of champagne to launch the boat, which moves smoothly down the ways into the water. Spectators cheer. The crew of the new Polaris submarine seen on her deck, following the launch.
A USAF film report covering the principles of electronics phased array radar AN/FPS-85 for performing functions of satellite surveillance and spacecraft instantly and concurrently. A view of the space. A satellite moves in the space. The AN/FPS-85 Spacetrack Radar at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. Men working at drawing boards. The Bendix Building in Baltimore, Maryland. Cars parked outside the building. An array antenna on top of the building. A five-storey array antenna Bendix facility. A view of the AN/FPS-85 Spacetrack Radar at the Eglin AFB. The antenna elements on the radar. The AN/FPS-85 radar facing equator. An animation depicting the functioning and working of the AN/FPS-85. The functions include satellite detection, recognition of old targets, tracking of new targets and target signature data.
The U.S. Navy flying boat Caroline Mars (JRM-2 variant of the gigantic Martin Mars flying boat) carries 218 passengers from San Diego to Alameda and sets a new record. The U.S. Navy officers and sailors stand at a dock. They wear life jackets and walk towards the aircraft. The sailors and passengers aboard a U.S. Navy flying boat Caroline Mars. Insignia of the United States on the Caroline Mars. A signal officer gives a signal. The flying boat taxis in water and takes off. The Caroline Mars in flight from San Diego to Alameda.
Radio control test of a U.S. Navy seaplane in San Diego, California. The new seaplane at the seaplane base. A U.S. seaplane parked in the background. Men work on the seaplane. The seaplane being lowered into water. Men stand around the seaplane in water and two of them work on the wings. A man stands holding a tail of the plane. The seaplane taxis in the water. A man at controls. The plane tries to take off but falls back in water. The man at the controls. A man attaches a wing tip float under the wing of the seaplane. The plane taxis in the water and tries to take off for the second time but falls back in water.
Invasion of Poland in 1939 by German Army during World War II. A damaged bridge over the Vistula river, blasted by retreating Polish forces. A view of the damaged bridge. The German troops carry railroad ties on their shoulders and make repairs to the bridge. The troops continue to advance over the repaired bridge. The soldiers at work during the construction of the bridge. A jeep drives over a new road. The horse drawn carriages cross the bridge. A Sd.Kfz. 11 (Sonderkraftfahrzeug) 3-ton German halftrack towing an artillery piece moves in water and crosses the river. A smaller car drives in water behind it.
A Ford car climbs up Ben Nevis mountain in Great Britain. A lake and mountains in the background. Top of the mountain. A view of roads and sky from the mountain. A sign reads 'This Path is Dangerous, All Person Using it do so at their Own Risk'. A group including horseback riders and people on foot on the mountain. A new Ford car climbs the path on the mountain. The car moves past he group. A view of valley from side of the mountain. Views of car as it climbs up the path. The Fords stream on the mountain. The car climbs up. People on the mountain wave to a man in the car. The Ford car climbs the narrow path. Two men on Ben Nevis. The car reaches the highest point on the mountain. People on top of the mountain cheer and greet the man who drove the car.
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