Auction sale of jewelry and art collections of the 19th century in San Francisco, United States. The 19th century collection in the auction is part of the estate of Walter Scott Hobart, a mining magnate. The heirs of the estate joins with the auctioneer Harold Reich. Man holds an heirloom necklace containing 240 diamonds that is up for auction, appraised at 250,000 dollars. Several costly jewelry items and art collections displayed. People gathered at the auction. A man shows a diamond necklace set to the crowd. A woman examines a necklace. Harold Reich hitting the gavel.
An F-86 offloaded from a ship in Japan. Six F-86s on the dock. American and Japanese mechanics work on aircraft under lights on airbase.One of the aircraft has Japanese red ball insignia on fuselage. Japanese and American mechanics working on jet engines in a hangar, with an American aircraft in background. American pilot briefs Japanese flyers before a training mission. F-86s lined up on ramp, ready to start. Fuel trucks and tanks in background. American Flight leader raises hand and circles in air to signal engine start. They taxi out. The flight of 4 F-86s is seen in formation above clouds.
United States Army cameraman seen recording Nike missile launch. Atomic cannon fires shell creating atomic explosion and classic mushroom cloud in the distance. Army troops carried to a field by Sikorsky YH-19 helicopters. U.S. infantry climb a hill firing their rifles. U.S. Army Master Sergeant Stuart Queen narrates the film. He speaks about the role of the soldier in the United States Army. Scientists inside a control room during a rocket launch. A rocket launch in the United States. Rocket tracker and telescope move to the rocket’s direction. Cameramen taking footage of rocket launch. Jet propulsion with rocket. A V2 rocket launch. A jet explodes after launching. A nuclear bomb explosion. A missile takes off. Devices and people track missile takeoff. A rocket launches from a ship. Midair explosion after a rocket hits a target aircraft.
U.S. Army soldier technician, wearing headset, monitors a battery of instruments and recordin devices. A soldier operates a television camera with "Signal Corps Television" written on its side, as it records field operation of a Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT) and an M47 (Patton II) medium tank. View of images being transmitted and received at headquarters. View of a military aircraft releasing an air-to air missile. It tracks and strikes a drone target aircraft that explodes and falls in flames.
The role of the military in the security of the United States. A high altitude view of an area. The U.S. Army, the Navy and the Air Force work for the security of the United States. U.S. officials seated at a desk discuss amongst themselves. A U.S. battleship underway at a sea. Smoke rises due to the firing of guns from the battleship. The United States Air Force operates for aerial security of the country. An airplane in flight. The airplane drops bomb on a battlefield. Smoke from the bombardment.
The role of the United States Air Force in the security of the United States. United States airplanes fly in formation over the European Theater. The planes strafe and bomb the target areas. Smoke from the explosions.