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Marines refuel UH-1E Iroquois helicopters, in Khe Sanh, South Vietnam.
U.S. Marines setting up to refuel helicopters at a forward base in Khe Sanh, South Vietnam. They connect hoses and begin to transfer fuel. But a hole in the hose causes a serious leak with fuel running onto the ground. View of empty fuel bladder laying flat on the ground. The Marines set up new refueling lines to a full bladder. They open valves and fuel two Marine Corps UH-1E Iroquois helicopters that arrive in quick succession. (Vietnam War period).
Workers returning to oil heater plants, rolling mills, Douglas Aircraft Plant, and Atlas brewing company in the United States
Renewed manufacturing activity throughout the nation recalls thousands of workers as the American industry forges onward and shows some signs of improvement during the great depression. Bloomington, Illinois: Workers manufacture oil heaters. They work on various machines and equipment. Middleton, Ohio: 2400 men at work in one of the big rolling mill companies. The workers arrive at the steel mill. Steel processing. Santa Monica, California: Men and women report for work at the Douglas Aircraft Plant. They work on a tight schedule for the new type Army torpedo and bombing planes. Men work on various parts of the aircraft. Chicago, Illinois: The Atlas Brewing Company, a huge brewery and bottling works where the production has been speeded to almost 30,000 bottles of beer an hour to meet a surge of demand following the passing of the Volstead Act allowing 3.2 beer (3.2% alchohol), near the end of prohibition in America. Beer Bottles move on conveyor belts. The bottles are filled, packed in crates and readied for transportation.
Motor cars are rolled off a hill, driven at full speed, collided during a test in South Bend, Indiana.
Brand new automobiles are demolished in spectacular head-on collisions as part of the proving process of modern motor car manufacture. A motor car is rolled sideways down a 45 degree hill, righted and then driven off. A camera man records the stunt with a film camera. A motor car driven at high speed during the test. Tires are blown at 70 miles an hour. All kinds of skidding is indulged in from 30 miles an hour up. Two motor cars are driven at full speed, drivers jump out, resulting in a head on collision.
A man applies and receives a courier of his acceptance from the Merchant Marine Cadet Corps in the U.S.
A film titled 'Tomorrow's leaders of the Merchant Marine' shows merchant marine officer candidates in the United States. Sail boats at sea. Seamen operate artillery aboard a ship. The seamen take transfer to another ship. Men aboard a ship. A man applies to the Merchant Marine Academy to become a Merchant Marine Officer. He writes the address of the Merchant Marine Cadet Corps. The man works in his office. His mother receives a courier from the Merchant Marine Cadet Corps. She calls her son. The man reads the news of his acceptance and the order to be present for a physical examination.
Coast Guard officers of the Marine Inspection Division overseeing ship construction and marine safety equipment in World War II
A diagram depicts growth of merchant fleet with time. Coast Guard officers of the Marine Inspection Division review plans and construction of ships to assure that they adhere to established safety standards. Views of several ships in various stages of construction during World War 2. A new ship being launched and going down the ways. Coast Guard officers reviewing initial plans for a ship. View inside a laboratory at the U.S. Bureau of Standards. A civilian measures a test specimen using a micrometer as U.S. Coast Guard Lieutenant from the Marine Inspection Division observes. Coast Guard officers examine defective parts from ships. Coast Guard officer inspecting a large steel part during manufacture. A vibrator machine testing the performance of ship parts under simulated sea conditions. Life boat davits being tested during manufacture. Coast Guardsmen testing materials for use in life jackets and testing the finished life jackets. A Coast Guardsman giving life jackets a final inspection. He rejects one.
Coast Guard vessels, buoys, lighthouses, helicopters and life saving service stations in the United States.
Opening scene shows an animated map of the United States and its inland waterways. An extremely long barge assembly is seen moving along a waterway, with industrial plant on shore in background. Another view of barges being pushed, View from a ship passing a city skyline. A Coast Guard ship passing an inland passenger ship in icy waters. View from bow of the Coast Guard ship moving through the ice. he U.S. Coast Guard side paddlewheel river tender, "Willow" is seen docked on the Mississippi River. Black smoke is rising from one of her funnels. A team of men works at a river bank, installing an aid to navigation. View of another such aid. A Coast Guard riverboat for installing and maintaining navigation aids, moving on a river. Closeup of a Coastguardsman wearing flotation vest, on deck. A buoy being raised by a crane on the ship. Glimpse of a buoy floating in the water. A new buoy being lowered from the ship into the water. Closeup of two Coast Guard officers watching as the buoy is set in place. View from deck of ship as the buoy is lowered overboard. Aerial view of a lighthouse. View of lighthouse from ground nearby. Glimpse of a Coast Guard station on a sandy shore. A Coast Guard boathouse with three rescue dories visible inside. A pontoon equipped Coast Guard helicopter taking off from a moving ship.
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