U.S Army ground crews prepare Fokker C-2 Trimotor aircraft called "Bird of Paradise." Crowd at Oakland Airport as plane takes off. Aerial views of Oakland Airport and surrounding area, as seen from aircraft over San Francisco Bay. Aircraft in flight. Aircraft lands in Hawaii less than 26 hours later. Lieutenant Alfred Hegenberger and Lieutenant Lester Maitland are greeted by large crowd in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, as they were the first aircraft ever flown from the United States to Hawaii. Leis placed around neck of Hegenberger and Maitland.
Lines of vehicles wait at PX Service Station in Hawaii due to energy crisis or gas crisis in Hawaii. Number of cars stand waiting in long queues for gasoline at fuel station. Cars fueled at a gasoline station. 'Super Shell' and 'Shell Regular' written on the fueling stations. Worker fuels up cars. Board reads 'Hawaii Regional Service Station', 'Sorry 10 Gallons Limit' reflecting gas rationing. Traffic on street. Military Police car. Civilian directs traffic.
The functions of United States Trade Center trade shows organized by the U.S. Department of Commerce. U.S. manufacturers at a international trade show in Paris France talk to prospective international buyers. A man talks on phone. People inside the trade center. Woman explains about a product. Motor bikes or motorcycles displayed at the trade center. People look at various products. A man holds up a tank top with "USA" written on it. Women seated at a desk and working. One of the woman talks on telephone. View at an airport of a worker loading products into cargo bay of a SAS airplane for their transportation. Woman work for the promotion and marketing of the products. Vice President of the Sherry Manufacturing Company talks about the benefits of the international trade show programs. Scene changes to Washington DC and the sign reading 'Department of Commerce' outside the Department of Commerce building.
U.S. Army sentries walking their respective posts near what appears to be a 16 inch gun pointed seaward. They and the gun are silhouetted against the sky. Views of a heavy gun zooming in on the front of the barrel where inscriptions read: "_ inch No.4 Ord. Dept. U.S.A. Mod of 1907 V" and "Waterford Arsenal 1910." U.S. Army artillerymen set up a heavy gun in hills of Hawaii. An armorer transports a shell to a heavy gun on a wheeled carrier. A gun crew loads and rams the shell into the gun. View from end of barrel as shell is loaded from the breech.
Events related to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Japanese crewmen shout. Japanese planes take off from deck of an aircraft carrier. Japanese planes drop bombs on Pearl Harbor. USS Arizona explodes. Ship burns in the harbor. Thick black smoke rises from the burning ships. View of wrecked U.S. aircraft. (World War II period).
A Parade in Hawaii depicts the customs, people and scenic wonders of Hawaii. Parade begins with policemen on horseback. Men ride bicycle with fancy fish costumes. Marching Unit with banner 'Korean Girls Seminary'. Girls in Japanese costumes
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