Invasion of Peleliu, Palau Islands during World War II. Cub plane takes off from flight deck of USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) off the coast of Peleliu. Cub plane in flight. U.S. Navy F4F Wildcat fighters take off from flight deck of Kitkun Bay.
A C-119 flying boxcar airplane lands at an airfield. Rear view of the aircraft, with rear clamshell doors open wide, and twin booms overhead. Several ground crew in and around the aircraft. Navy officers measure an object to see if it will fit in the C-119. Naval officers, civilian technician, and others stand around an aircraft tail section. Mechanic works on empennage of an aircraft. Sailors manually carry tail section of U.S. Navy F9F-2 airplane, serial number 123571, and place it into the open tail of the C-119. Jet engine is hoisted on a truck that is backed to the C-119 tail. View from inside the C-119, of engine being pulled into the cargo hold. Views of airplane tail section being loaded and positioned in the C-119 cargo hold. One door of the aircraft is partially closed to check clearances.
U.S. Air Force aircraft targeting Viet Cong positions in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. U.S. Air Force F-4C Phantom fighter-bomber airplanes dropping GP (general-purpose) and napalm bombs in valley followed by F-100D Super Sabre dropping napalm bombs in the same area.
United States aircraft being transported to Indochine during the First Indochina War. USS Windham Bay (CVE-92) at Alameda, California. Sailors load U.S. Navy F8F Bearcat fighters. Crew members work on the aircraft aboard the carrier.
U.S. President Lyndon B Johnson on the Cover of Newsweek magazine, December 9, 1963. Members of the Washington Press Corps covering news and events from the White House under the new President, Lyndon Johnson. Members of the Press pick up news releases and attend a news briefing in the White House. Views of many members of the press and media in conversation and during setup activities for a press briefing in the White House. Views of motion picture camera crews preparing cameras for the event.
A welcoming crowd gathered outside in a light rain, awaiting arrival of President and Mrs. Nixon to witness the launch of the Apollo-12 moon mission. Hazy view of the Saturn V, SA-507, on launch pad LC 39 A. A helicopter lands carrying advance party of White House staff and others, who quickly exit and walk along a roped corridor through the waiting crowd. Secret Service agents in tan rain coats patrol the pathway. Moments later, Marine One, the helicopter carrying the Presidential party, lands. The crowd stands close to the helicopter as Pat Nixon steps from it, followed by President Nixon and their daughter, Patricia. The President and First Lady immediately begin mingling with people lined up against the ropes, under watchful eyes of Secret Service agents.
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