Opening scenes show formations of World War 2 Japanese Mitsubishi G3M bombers in flight. Slate reads: "Pearl Harbor December 7,1941." U.S. B-17 bombers are parked on an airfield. Ships and facilities are seen at the Pearl Harbor Naval station in Hawaii. Views of Japanese Mitsubishi G3M bombers flying in formation above clouds. Explosions and fire destroying aircraft and facilities at the Ford Island Naval Air Station. The USS Arizona burning and filling the air with heavy black smoke as she lists and sinks from bombing. Subsequent views of the destruction wrought by the bombing.
Ships damaged as a result of typhoons in Buckner bay at Yonabaru, Okinawa. Damaged stern of a wrecked vessel in Ryukyu island, Japan. Debris lies in bay.
Japan invades Malaya. Japanese ships and planes. Japanese soldiers land at Malaya beach with supplies and move into the island under cover. Machine gunners fire and infantry charge. (World War II period).
Totem poles and large carvings made from trunks of trees by indigenous native Indians in Alaska. Different figures on poles represent different people or events. View of different totem poles in Alaska. Children listen to the story of totem poles from a carver. Many views of children looking at totem poles. A Tlingit Indian tribe totem house at the Totem Bight State Park near Ketchikan, Alaska. A man enters the community house. Scene changes to exterior of Tlingit Community House on Shakes Island in Wrangell, Alaska (now Chief Shakes Historic Site). Native people wearing chilkat blankets enter the house. View of a potlach ceremony with native instruments and dance outside the Chief Shakes Community House.
View of Royal Yacht Britania in water. Queen Elizabeth arrives at bay of islands in Britania accompanied by Price Philip. Queen is greeted and welcomed by the huge crowd and she attends Waitangi celebrations where dance is performed by tribal people. Then Queen Elizabeth reaches Auckland and visits beaches. View of sailboats at beach and in water. Queen Elizabeth leaving the beach.
The crew of Kearsarge carrier ship goes into action off Midway Island in the Pacific for the return of the Major Gordon Cooper and his 'Faith 7' capsule after his 22 orbit flight in space. Crowd cheering after seeing Major Gordon Cooper. Major walks for a medical check up in the ship's hospital. Major Cooper dining with other officers and flies to Hickam Field in Honolulu. Cooper is greeted by his wife and daughters. View of welcome parade and a large crowd gathered for Major L. Gorgon Cooper. From there he is flown to Florida to attend a press conference at Cape Canaveral where he shares his experiences.
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