Tests of GB-4 bombs (precision guided munition) in the United States during World War II. A U.S. Army Air Force B-25 Mitchell bomber taxis and takes off from an air strip. A pilot and a copilot in the cockpit of the B-25. An antenna mounted on a side of the aircraft. Technicians put a cover on the front of camera equipment mounted under a GB-4 bomb. The B-25 Mitchell in flight with the GB-4 mounted on its fuselage. Aerial view of Auxiliary One airstrip at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.
U.S. Army Air Force B-29 Superfortress bombers at an airfield in the United States during World War II. A B-29 that is being protectively sealed in preparation for painting. Fuselage and number 3 engine are sealed. Moveable scaffolding is in place and drums of liquid are on the ground. Painter begins process of sealing an engine nacelle, by taping opening. He then sprays a synthetic "spider web" of material over the opening. Similar material is sprayed into various openings of the aircraft, until a fabric is formed over them. Finally, preformed sheets of fabric are used to seal other sensitive seams on the airframe and trailing edges of wings..
U.S. Army Air Force B-29 Superfortress bomber aircraft at an airfield in United States during World War II. A civilian spray paints the wing of a B-29. A painter uses a roller around the wing insignia. Several civilians using ladders, paint a B-29 Superfortress. Man on forklift empties 55 gallon drum of mastic liquid into power sprayer. Sprayer nozzles are shown. Operator sprays mastic material on fuselage of mothballed B-29, to seal it. B-17 with mastic sprayed on tail section of fuselage. A Wright 3350 radial engine from a B-29, on a stand and series of views as it is gradually mothballed. View of sealed B-29 airframe, with engines removed, and hosing connected to various openings.
U.S. Lockheed bomber airplanes under construction in Burbank, California during World War II. The airplanes are to be transported to England. Aircraft workers on an assembly line in a factory. The workers move out of the factory. Cars parked outside the factory.
The U.S. Navy survey ship USS Bear (AG-29) departing Boston, Massachusetts. Dogs and men aboard the ship at a dock in Boston. As well-wishers wave from the pier, the USS Bear gets underway with members of the United States Antarctic Service Expedition (AKA Admiral Byrd’s third Antarctic Expedition) aboard.
A football match between Cornell University and the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The match in progress. A cheering crowd in the stands. Cornell University beats the University of Pennsylvania with a score of 26-0.
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