Construction of airstrip at Ulithi Atoll in Caroline Island during World War II. A bivouac area. The troops in vehicles drive down a muddy road in the area. Palm trees on either side of the road. Tents in the background. The troops walk on a road. The damaged huts. The wreckage in the forest. A sign reads '51st Naval Construction Bn'. A hangar. The Seabees construct roads and air strips using graders, dump trucks, power shovels and bulldozers. The Seabees at work during the construction. The Seebees in a jeep talk to the men. They cut bushes. The gasoline drums piles up. A man on a crane. The men pile gasoline drums on fuel dump with the help of the crane. The construction of airstrip. The dump trucks back up. A crane picking up dirt. A bulldozer rolls down.
Harold Stirling Vanderbilt's J-class yacht Ranger wins America's Cup in Newport, Rhode Island. Yachts sail in water during the race. Ranger underway. Crew members on the Ranger during the race. A woman and a man on a yacht. The woman looks through binoculars. A man smokes a cigar. Aerial view of the yacht sailing. Ranger wins the race by defeating Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith's Endeavour II by 4-0. The crew of the Ranger poses.
Reconstruction of Saipan airfield in the Mariana Islands by American soldiers. Damaged hangars on Saipan airfield due to bombings by Japan. Men beside bulldozers parked in an area. A bulldozer clearing the airstrip. Men set detonation charges on the ground. The bulldozers at work in the background. The charges going off resulting in explosions. Power shovels, bucket elevators and trucks used to reconstruct the airstrip. Equipment at work on the airstrip. Narrow gauge flatcars are loaded with supplies by a crane. The flatcars moving on a path. The supplies are unloaded. A man beside a flatcar. Men beside equipment clearing the airstrip. Two U.S. soldiers sitting on a track and one of them writes 'B & O Express' on the back of a rail cart. The men shake hands. A man beside a rail cart of drums on a track. Men stand on materials in rail carts and the rail carts move. Several tents in view. (World War II period).
Members of U.S. Army Air Force 73rd Bombardment Wing paint the undersides of B-29 Superfortresses black for night –flying camouflage in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands during World War II. Men stand on ladders and paint the underside of a Boeing B-29 Superfortress. Side view of the B-29. B-29s are lined up and are painted.
Camouflaged (black painted underside) U.S. Army Air Force Boeing B-29 Superfortresses in flight over Saipan, Northern Marianas Islands during World War II. A B-29 in flight. B-29s in formation flight.
U.S. Army Engineers and their role in preparation for the nuclear bomb tests on at Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands, during Operation Sandstone. Bulldozer being driven up, large crane hoists construction material in the background. Engineers use construction equipment to level the land for atomic bombs testing. An engineer pushes construction material on metal conveyor. Engineers throw sacks on site from a truck trailer. They shovel soil. Front end loader levels the land. Engineers use hand tamper. Engineers work to construct an airstrip and parking area.
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