Celebration of the 38th anniversary of the U.S. Army Air Forces, dating back to establishment of the Aeronautical Section of the U.S. Army Signal Corps, in 1907. Airmen of the Army Air Forces march in formation on the flight line at Wright Field in Dayton,Ohio. Aviation pioneer, Orville Wright, is seen in the reviewing stand. A color guard marches past the the reviewing stand. A 4-engine German Junkers JU-290 transport aircraft is seen parked on the field. (It arrived on July 31, 1945, after being flown to Wright Field from Europe, by U.S. Air Forces Colonel Harold E. Watson and co-pilot Captain Fred McIntosh,who were delivering it to Air Technical Intelligence Headquarters.) The crew of the JU-290 (named "Alles Kaputt") pose in front of it. Colonel Watson, is seen holding a Dachshund dog. The JU-290 takes off on a demonstration flight. A new U.S. P-80 "Shooting Star" jet airplane (serial number 44-84995) is rolled out for all to see. It takes off in a demonstration flight. (Late in World War 2.)
Wounded American soldiers land at La Guardia airport in New York from Europe during World War II. Wounded soldiers lay on stretchers in a plane. Wounded being brought on stretchers and placed in a plane. Plane in flight. Relatives wait at the airport. Wounded being brought to ground. Relatives meet and embrace soldiers.
U.S.Sailors on Liberty visit Portland, Dorset, England. U.S. sailors Harry Graham and Robert Silvertsen of the USS Holder (DD-819), talk to an English resident. Graham and Silvertsen stand at a corner. An elderly woman stands nearby, and talks with the two sailors. A man with a small dog walks past, behind them. Both sailors walk to and enter the doorway of the Brittania Inn, at 17 Fortuneswell. (This sequence is repeated four times). They stand at a railing overlooking a vacant area (where shops and homes had been destroyed in an air raid during World War 2). Several apartment buildings are seen on Hambro Road in the background. Ocean in far background.
U.S. troops enter the town of Carigara on the Philippine Islands. A line of half tracks enters the town. Dust fills the area. A group of Filipino guerrillas enters the town. A line of GIs enter the town. A battery of three U.S. field artillery pieces fires at Japanese positions. The soldiers stand near artillery pieces. (World War II period).
Japanese surrender aboard USS Missouri in the Tokyo Bay, Japan. Sailors line up on Missouri's decks. A destroyer tying up to Missouri. Bow and forward guns of Missouri. Allied representatives greet one another on the deck. The representatives arrive. General of the Army (U.S. Army) Douglas MacArthur arrives. Cameramen take pictures. (World War II period).
U.S. Air Force C-47 aircraft arrives in Hebei Province of China carrying Nurse Kathleen Hall of the New Zealand Anglican Church Mission in China during World War II. She and companions bring help and supplies for the Bethune International Peace Hospital.
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