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Ford motor Company GPA amphibious jeeps are demonstrated and tested by the U.S. Army during World War II
Several Ford Motor Company GPA amphibious jeeps driven by U.S. Army soldiers, cause big splashes as they drive into a river during a demonstration and test.in World War 2. They are a sample of so-called "Seeps" or "Sea Jeeps," assembled at the company's River Rouge complex, near Detroit, Michigan, from 1942-1943. View from behind a soldier driving one of them. Various views of the Sea Jeeps navigating singly and in groups and formations in the water. The soldiers in them are dressed in battle gear with weapons and steel helmets. One by one, the Sea Jeeps are seen driving out of the river up onto the river bank. Scene shifts to an area with military trucks and other vehicles parked. Three Army soldiers on motorcycles lead a long line of Sea Jeeps filled with soldiers through that area and along a highway
Film about the U.S. Navy Service School operated on land leased from the Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Michigan during World War II
American flag waving in a very stiff wind. Scene shifts to Silhouette of a sailor blowing a bugle as the American flag is raised. Montage of scenes from The United States Navy Service School in Dearborn, Michigan opened in early 1941, during World War 2. The school was built on land leased to the Navy at Ford's Rouge Plant. Sailors are seen marching at the school, with the Ford River Rouge plant in the background. Sailor students are seen inside a facility that a narrator calls "The world's greatest workshop." He describes the various matters taught including technical aspects of: aircraft and diesel engine manufacture. View of sailors looking at dynamos n the electrical department. Narrator mentions other shops in the school. Sailors assembled in a classroom where instructor is holding an armful of toothed gears.
Henry Ford speaks at dedication of U.S. Navy Service School in Dearborn, Michigan in World War II. Montage of Navy ships
Opening scene shows Henry Ford speaking at the dedication of the U.S. Navy Service School, on land of the Ford Motor Company, in Dearborn, Michigan, during World War 2. Ford says, "During this crisis, our organization wants to do everything possible to help Americans and the President." Scene shifts to the Eickes-class destroyer, USS Elliot (DD-146), steaming with black smoke billowing from her stacks. Some other unidentified ships are nearby. View of a U.S. Navy Submarine tender with several submarines on either side of her. The U.S. Submarine, USS Sturgeon (SS-187) moving slowly in very calm waters, and then with two other submarines moving together in the ocean. Closeup of submarine O-3 (SS-64) moving at periscope depth and then surfacing and later cruising on the surface with crew on deck.
Ford Motor Company delivers first of 1500 jeeps to the U.S. Army in World War II
Opening scene shows U.S. Army Brigadier General Charles H. Bonesteel, Commander of the VI Corps Area, seated in a new jeep with Ford Motor Company President, Edsel Ford, at the wheel in a Ford Motor Company factory in during World War 2. This jeep is the first in an order for 1500 jeeps being delivered by Ford to the U.S. Army. Ford Company executives in business suits, covered by white lab coats are in the background, along with regular factory workers. One executive signals for the jeep to be moved ahead, out of the factory. Next, the film shows jeeps being demonstrated at the Ford Motor testing ground. Army officers and Ford Company executives line a ridge overlooking the test ground as drivers take several jeeps through their paces in demanding circumstances. Scene shifts to Fort Benning, Georgia, where jeeps of the Army's 4th Division are seen driving along a dirt road towing small field artillery pieces. Several are also seen driving (without artillery pieces) through dense woods and other obstacles at the Army base.
German bombing campaign against England and British air defenses during World War II
Formation of German Dornier Do 17 bombers headed for England in World War 2. View of German crew members in cockpit of bomber. Closeup of German Messerschmitt bf 109 fighter aircraft in flight. German fighter shoots down a barrage balloon that bursts into flames and falls from the sky. British gun crews on the coast firing 3.7 inch antiaircraft guns. Flak bursts around a German Heinkel He 111 bomber. Formation of He 111 bombers dropping bombs. German bombardier bending over bomb sight inside a bomber. View of ground below. Bombardier hitting bomb release control. View through forward canopy of bombs falling from the aircraft. German bombs striking and exploding in England. Smoke rising from explosions and fires. German aircrew pleased with results. German Ju 87 Stuka dive bombers peeling and diving with their characteristic whines as they drop bombs on waterfront targets in England. British Royal Air Force Spitfire fighters rising to engage the German aircraft. Britons on ground look up to watch dogfights at high altitude overhead, marked by contrails in the sky. British gun camera footage of German warplanes being shot down. Wreckage of destroyed German warplanes. A flight of three spitfires flying overhead. Firemen directing streams of water on burning buildings in London. British citizens clearing rubble. Local Air Raid wardens Antiaircraft Gun crew on a British ship talk of the German aircraft they've shot down.
Convoys of Allied ships en route to France with supplies for Alllied Forces, are attacked by German submarines and bombers, in World War II
Ships carrying supplies to Allied forces in France, during World War 2. The deck of one is filled with Lockheed Hudson light bombers displaying British markings. Views of ships in the convoy. Change of scene to Adolf Hitler looking over maps with General Alfred Jodl, Chief of Staff of the German Army and other Generals of the high command. German submarine (U-boat) being launched. German U-boat crews being instructed in hit and run tactics in a classroom. Brief view of map showing disposition of Nazi U-boats to attack allied shipping. Allied convoy seen in aerial view from aircraft overhead. A formation of German Heinkel He 111 bombers seeking Allied convoys to attack. View of crew member at his station inside a bomber. View from a bomber descending to examine an Allied ship, making a low pass over several in the convoy, and ostensibly radioing U-boats to attack with torpedoes. Glimpse of a Heinkel He 111 climbing and a flight of them in formation.
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