A demonstration about clearing obstacles at a beach in Florida, United States. A sign on a paper reads 'Project 226 Hagensen pack demolition charges MK 20 )'. A soldier with a 22 pound pack of Hagensen demolition explosives in an ammunition bag on his back. The soldier holds a chord. Soldiers attach the explosives to a Japanese type obstacles at a beach. A soldier detonates the explosives. An explosion occurs and billows of smoke rise up. The area is cleared after the explosion on the beach. A man puts a seal on a paper that reads ' 100 % completed '. (World War II period).
A demonstration about a tank rocket launcher as it clears beach obstacles in Florida, United States. A sign on a paper reads 'Project 132 Tank Rocket Launcher T 73 '. A T 73 tank rocket launcher mounted on a medium tank at a beach. A man inside the tank as he looks at a piece of paper. The rocket launcher being fired at a pill box on the beach. Explosions occur and billows of smoke rise upwards. The pill box after being blasted. Tanks roll inland after clearing the obstacles. A man puts a seal on a paper that reads ' 80% completed '. (World War II period).
A demonstration about an LVT rocket launcher as it clears beach obstacles in Florida, United States. A sign on a paper reads 'Project 105 LVT Rocket Launcher T 54 '. A T 54 rocket launcher mounted on an LVT ( Landing Vehicle Tracked ) underway at sea. The rocket launcher fires at the obstacles on a beach. An explosion occurs and billows of smoke rise upwards. The LVT comes ashore and blasts a log railing at the beach. Explosions occur and smoke rises. A man puts a seal on a paper that reads ' 100 % completed '. (World War II period).
Major catastophe events of the year 1952. Views of destruction on the ground in Elizabeth, New Jersey, after American Airlines flight 6780, a Convair 240, crashed into a house at Williamson and South Streets on January 22, 1952. Burned wreckage and devastation seen at the crash site in Elizabeth following the crash and subsequent explosions damaging or destroying multipole houses in the 600 block of Williamson Street. In the first few seconds of the clip, the Battin High School for Girls is seen in the background. The school was adjacent to the crash but not hit. Narrator also describes the crash of an Army transport plane in California which killed 86 soldiers, but no images of that crash are shown. Next scenes shift to England, on September 6, 1952, as a de Havilland DH.110 jet aircraft, piloted by John Derry, explodes in midair after achieving Mach 1 and then beginning a left bank and climb at 450 knots during the 1952 Farnborough Airshow. Spectators at the British air show are seen on the ground in the area below the explosion and where debris rained down on the crowd causing deaths and injuries. Engines from the blown-up DH.110 plane (prototype, ID WG236) are seen hurtling through the sky toward Observation Hill immediately after the mid-air explosion. Scenes show crowd working to tend to the wounded and shocked families and children crying.
The personnel policies of the Jack and Heintz Co. of Cleveland, to increase production in Ohio, United States. A couple walk on a beach. The personnel of Jack and Heintz Co. watch the dance performance of a traditional dancer at the beach. The personnel swim and enjoy at the beach. A sign reads : 'Honeymoon Isle Florida'. The personnel enjoying boating. They eat food, play cards and tennis. A sign reads : 'Don't forget to write to the associates at work back home'. A couple write on a post card. The view of a building. The U.S. flag on a building. The personnel work in the plant of Jack and Heintz Company. A man writes on the notice board.
Launching of a Pershing missile in Cape Canaveral, Florida. A sign reads: "Atlantic Missile Range, Pershing Launch Area No. 30, Army Ballistic Missile Agency". A missile hangar. Views of a gantry and a blockhouse. Signs read "Cape Canaveral". " Patrick AFB", "Welcome to Cocoa Beach, Space Capital USA", "Atlantic Missile Range, Station No. 1, Air Force Missile Test Center".
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