The U.S. soldiers in Italy during World War II. U.S. Army General Willis D Crittenberger and aides stand on the South side of the Po River watching the loading activities. DUKW amphibious trucks are loaded with heavy equipment by cranes. Soldiers aboard a DUKW underway in the river.
AAirman with extinguisher standing fire guard as number one engine is started on a WB-50D aircraft of the 59th Weather Reconnaissance Flight (Hurricane Hunters) at Kindley Air Force Base, Bermuda. The aircraft taxis out. The aircraft serial number is 50-1909 and has "Weather" painted across its tail. Scene changes to view out window of WB-50 in flight, with numbers one and two engines visible. Copilot's position in the aircraft, with his hands on the yoke and instrument panel visible. The aircraft seems to be encountering light turbulence. View of cloud formations outside. Pilot's view from cockpit as the aircraft lands on runway 12, at Kindley AFB.
Crew of a U.S. Air Force WB-50D Hurricane Hunter aircraft stand by their aircraft (Tail number 50-4040) on the ramp at Kindley Air Force Base, Bermuda. They are all wearing back-pack parachutes. The Aircraft Commander checks each crew members chute. Closeup of the Aircraft Commander (Captain). The aircraft and crew are of the 59th Weather Reconnaissance Flight.
Views from WB-50D aircraft flying above altocumulus clouds and below high cloud, in the vicinity of Kindley Air Force Base, Bermuda. Aerial view of a WB-50 aircraft in flight. Successively closer views as the camera aircraft draws nearer.. Tail number is seen as 50-9769. Cloud conditions are mixed. Some cumulus rising above the aircraft altitude in background. The aircraft flying in stratiform conditions.
A WB-50D Weather aircraft from the USAF 59th Reconnaissance Flight (Hurricane Hunters) takes off from Kindley Air Force Base, Bermuda.It's landing gear is still down as it approaches the camera at end of the runway, But it raises as it passes overhead. The sequence is seen again from a different camera. In both sequences, the aircraft is seen to crab to the left, compensating for a slight crosswind, as it tracks along the runway after airborne.
U.S. Navy maneuvers in the Mediterranean Sea. U.S. Navy Grumman S-2D Tracker aircraft, with lower fuselage radome and Magnetic Anomaly Detector (MAD) tail stinger extended, making low-level passes to over submarine at periscope depth. Camera holds on periscope until it disappears under water.
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