Activities at American-occupied Ober-Olm airfield (Y-64), county of Mainz-Bingen, Rhineland-Palatine, Germany, immediately after the end of World War 2 in Europe. Men look over a damaged United States Army Air Forces P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft on the airfield. Mechanics disassemble parts of P-51D fighter aircraft. Wrecked United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) P-47 Thunderbolt fighter aircraft of the 393rd Fighter Squadron (8L on fuselage), 367th FG and P-51 aircraft of the 356th Fighter Squadron (AJ on fuselage), 354th FG on the airfield. Damaged wing and tail assembly of P-51. Wreckage under props. Nose of P-51D aircraft reads 'Sweet Janie.'
Visit of King Saud bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia to the United States. King Saud bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia disembarks from the aircraft in New York. Ambassador and dignitaries receive and greet the King. View of the United Nations Headquarters building. The King addresses the General Assembly of the United Nations. King Saud flies to Washington D.C. President of the United States Dwight D. Eisenhower greets the King of Saudi Arabia on his arrival at the airport. They proceed to the White House.
U.S. Army Air Force pilot Lt. Bruce Carr, of the 353rd Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group, dons his parachute and climbs into the cockpit of his P-51D Mustang airplane. Crew chief, Earl Osborne, assists him. The name 'Angels Playmate"and 23 swastikas are painted on fuselage of the airplane. Lt Carr taxis away toward the runway. Another pilot climbs aboard his P-51D and settles himself in the cockpit.
The funeral of the former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt in Hyde Park, New York. U.S. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy arrive at St. James Church (4526 Albany Post Road Hyde Park, New York, US). Former President Harry S. Truman, politician Adlai Stevenson and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson also arrive for the funeral services. Chief Justice Earl Warren also arrives. People enter the church. Former President Franklin D. Roosevelt's grave. A casket carrying the body of Eleanor Roosevelt being buried near Franklin D. Roosevelt's grave.
Air strike missions in the Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. Aerial view of napalm bombs exploding as seen from a United States Air Force (USAF) F-100D Super Sabre fighter aircraft piloted by D. G. Kimball of the 31st Tactical Fighter Wing, 308th Tactical Fighter Squadron. An M117 bomb explodes.
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Newfoundland for the Atlantic Conference. Sailors wait aboard USS Augusta (CA-31). Winston Churchill boards the ship. He is greeted by officers and Franklin D. Roosevelt. President Roosevelt stands with an officer. Rare shot, illuminating his disability, of President Roosevelt, with his cane, being aided by a U.S. Navy officer to carefully walk backward into a different standing position for greeting the boarding dignitaries. He talks with the officer. An officer greets the President. President Roosevelt greets Churchill and both men talk. The sailors salute. Officers stand at attention. They greet each other and talk.
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