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Various military aircraft fly in nuclear test zone in Nevada
A documentary detailing the effects of atomic weapons on Boeing B-50 bomber Superfortress airplanes, via Project 5.2 for the measurement of the effects of atomic weapons. Animated drawings of aircraft identified as WADC B-50 D, SAC B-50D, Navy AD-2, and T-33. and flying over a map, including aircraft shockwaves nearby. A B-50 bomber Superfortress aircraft codenamed “Clay Pigeon No.3” in flight formation on target run. B-50 bomber code named “Clay Pigeon No. 2” flies over a mountainous terrain. A Douglas AD-2 of the United States Navy code named “Duckbill” in flight formation on target run. Seven Lockheed TAC T-33 Shooting Star (with code name Leap Frog) approaching target after a bomb’s release. A target circle in ground as seen above. Aerial view shows the detonation of an atomic bomb, showing the expansion of super-heated circle cloud. Aerial view of cloud formation from atomic bomb detonation. A B-50 Superfortress in flight experiences sudden violent vibration from detonation nearby. A view of a mushroom cloud formation. A Douglas AD-2 flies near a mushroom cloud.
Drying salmon, playing sport and natives row boats in an Alaskan village.
Cruise of the whaler Herman to the Arctic. Salmon drying on sticks in the village. A native holds puppies in his arms. Men play a sport. A man holds a bundle on a stick as another man runs towards it. Houses in the background. Natives row a boat. The whaler underway. A boat with a native overturns. He rows the boat.
The whaler Herman approaches first ice on its way to the Arctic.
Cruise of the whaler Herman to the Arctic. The whaler at sea as it approaches first ice. Ice sheets in view. The bow of the ship breaks through young ice. Ship crosses between ice sheets. Large ice sheets in the water.
U.S. Forces move towards the Aleutian Islands, unload supplies and fire at the Japanese Forces during World War II.
Allied Forces fight the Axis Powers during World War II. An amphibious landing by the U.S. Forces in the Aleutian Islands. A ship in water. Explosion in the ship. U.S. battleships move towards Attu. Troops on the ship. Soldiers in barges move towards the island. Soldiers unload supplies. A wrecked Japanese plane. U.S. soldiers load and fire the artillery.
U.S. Air operations from Adak, and views of.the island's defenses during the Aleutians campaign of World War II.
As film begins, two U.S. B-24 bombers are seen taxiing across the Adak airfield to takeoff on a bombing run against the Japanese airfield at Kiska Island. Closeup of B-24 with engines running. About an inch of water covers the ramp. The two bombers take off (followed by others unseen). Airmen on the ground watch them depart. Scene shifts to the port of Adak. A cargo ship and a tugboat moving a barge are seen in the water. Trucks drive along the beachfront. Mountains loom in the background. Military supplies, including munitions are seen piled along the beach. Soldiers carry some goods over their shoulders. Closeup of items piled on the beach. A dog trots along with soldiers walking the beach. Change of scene highlights guns installed as coastal defense on the island, including fixed heavy guns, anti-aircraft guns and machine guns. A sailor viewed through a life safer buoy, paints part of a warship. A Navy PBY Catalina on patrol is seen overhead. U.S. gunboats patrol the harbor. Crew members are seen aboard a U.S. destroyer patrolling deep waters off Adak. They exchange blinker light messages with a Bancroft-class (four-stacker) destroyer. Glimpse of the Bancroft-class destroyer flashing blinkers lights. Sailors on a destroyer respond to alarm of sonar sound contacts and man battle stations. Closeup of a Bancroft-class destroyer, followed by views of depth charges being launched from a destroyer underway. Exchanges of blinker light messages between camera destroyer and a Bancroft-class destroyer.
Scenes of U.S. Army Air forces operations on Adak Island during the Aleutian Islands Campaign of World War II
As film begins, organ music is heard. Camera pans across tops of tents showing sky above. Scene shifts to a Chaplain conducting Sunday services in the open. A soldier plays a field organ as soldiers and airmen participate in the service. Closeup of the Chaplain kneeling before a makeshift altar where objects are placed to facilitate communion in a mass or service. Complete change of scene shows airmen arranging bombs for loading aboard an open truck that then backs up to an airplane, into which they are loaded. Narrator notes that these are all purpose bombs weighing 250, 500, and 1000 lbs, respectively. Closeup of a 1000 lb bomb in foreground marked "GP 1000 lb AN-M44." Airmen arnorers install fins and fuses before loading the bombs aboard the aircraft. An airman loads belts of machine gun ammunition at a gun turret of the airplane. others load guns elsewhere on the aircraft. Closeup of pilots being given final briefing about the mission, before departure. Narrator notes that the mission will involve two flights of B-24s and one of B-17s. Planned altitudes and routes of the bombers are drawn on a map in colors. They are to attack a Japanese installation on Kiska Island. Fighter support is described. A Flight crew assembles near their B-24 Liberator bomber. Closeups of individual crew members waiting on the airfield ramp. Scene shifts to fighter pilots who will be accompanying the bombers. They converse in front of a row of fighter aircraft. They are wearing flotation gear over their flight suits. The area is paved with Marsden matting (pierced steel planking). Closeups of men in the group, including: Lieutenant George I. Rudell, Lieutenant Holy P. Mail, Lieutenant Lial A. Bean, Major Willson Aston, Lieutenant Henry J. Strencops and Colonel Jackson.
