U.S. President Richard Nixon and South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu on Midway Island during the Vietnam War. President Nixon standing with an officer on an airfield. A Pan American aircraft taxiing on the airfield. The aircraft taxiing into a parking area. A crowd gathered on the airfield. President Nixon and naval officer walking towards the ramp of the aircraft. A group of station officers in white uniforms beside the aircraft. President of South Vietnam Nguyen Van Thieu and other officials debarking from the aircraft. President Nixon greeting the officials at the base of the ramp. People taking pictures of the event. President Nixon and President Thieu with the officials walking away from the aircraft. President Nixon introduces American officials to President Thieu. President Thieu shakes hands with the officials. The Presidents talking. The officials standing beside them. Both the Presidents get on to a speaker's stand to receive honors. The Presidents standing at attention on the stand. Honor guards coming to present arms. U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guards present arms. A band master directing a U.S. Marine Corps band. The station officers saluting. President Nixon and President Thieu leave the stand to inspect the honor guards. The Presidents with a U.S. Marine Corps officer inspecting the honor guards.
United States Army Air Force Boeing B-29 Superfortress and crew on the Mariana Islands during World War II. A B-29 Superfortress takes off. A B-29 Superfortress on fire. Men around the burning aircraft. Smoke rises from it. The parts of the aircraft separate and fall on the ground. A man on a motorbike rides past the aircraft. Firefighters prepare their equipment. They spray water on the burning aircraft.
United States Army Air Force Boeing B-29 Superfortress and crew in the Mariana Islands during World War II. The cockpit of a B-29 Superfortress shows a bombardier, a pilot and a copilot. The bombardier at work. The pilot and the copilot in the background. Aerial view of the target area. A view of water from the interior of a B-29 Superfortress through greenhouse over bombardier's shoulder at the time of take off. The B-29 Superfortress takes off over water. It is in flight. Wing of another aircraft in the foreground. Several B-29 Superfortress aircraft in formation flight.
United States Army Air Force Boeing B-29 Superfortress aircraft and crew in the Mariana Islands during World War II. The nose of a B-29 Superfortress. The name on the nose of the aircraft reads 'Strato Wolf'. Men prepare for bombing. A man on a hoist works on an engine. A man stooping on the nose of the aircraft works on the guns mounted on it. A man stands beside table. Clothes kept on the table. The man washes the clothes with a scrub brush. The engines and the wings of the B-29 Superfortress in the background.
United States Army Air Force Boeing B-29 Superfortress aircraft and crew in the Mariana Islands during World War II. A B-29 Superfortress in flight. The engines of the aircraft start. The bomb bay doors of the aircraft are opened. The aircraft banks and turns. View of cumulus clouds.
United States Army Air Force operations in the Mariana Islands during World War II. A ribbon and a medal pinned on a coat. The medal reads 'Expert Rifleman'. A ribbon with two stars on it. A medal for a carbine. A ribbon with three stars on it. The first medal. The second medal for 'Expert Automatic Rifle'. The third medal for 'Expert Bayonet'. The ribbon with two stars on it. The ribbon with one star on it. A clock like instrument on a wall gives speed, altitude and footage.
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