U.S. Army Medical Service research in collaboration with scientists around the world. Tropical Disease Research Center in Puerto Rico. Building with jeep parked in front. View of scientists in the laboratory. Scientists at table gather data on tropical diseases. Germany: scientists studying epidemic jaundice observe through a microscope. Another scientist pours a liquid in a flask. Madagascar: Street scene with veiled women and turbaned men in market place. Washington: Laboratory of Army Medical Research Center. Technicians and scientists work in laboratory. Chemicals kept in the shelves. A doctors collects the blood sample of a person. A team of doctors perform surgery. A soldier on bed wearing an oxygen mask and then on a tread mill, in experiments at Fort Knox, Kentucky . Aerial view of atomic bomb explosion. A person entering Headquarters Building of Walter Reed U.S. Army Medical Center, Washington, DC . A soldier in a whirlpool tub of water as a nurse helps with physical therapy. Soldier patients receiving physical therapy under supervision of nurse. A soldier prone on an examination table as he receives an x-ray or other imaging scan under supervision of a nurse. Soldiers in beds in a hospital ward. A soldier drinks purified water from a mug and soldiers purify water in the field. A scientist pours a liquid from one flask to another in developing pasteurization methods. Chefs cook. Scientists wearing mask as they work in the laboratory. Microscopic view of disease-causing bacteria. DDT is sprayed into a woman's clothing. DDT spray and powder fumigates plants. A blood sample taken from finger and put on slide. Candling of eggs preparing penicillin.
Troops of the Republic of Korea (ROK) during the Korean War. ROK soldiers marching along a road in full field gear with rifles and backpacks. They scramble through rough terrain with natural foliage on their helmets and packs, as camouflage. Shells seen bursting in the air with smoke descending. ROK troops firing recoilless weapon and shells seen striking distant targets. An ROK machine gun nest, with crew firing. Numerous artillery shells seen bursting on targets.
Beginning of film briefly shows a TB-47B bomber in flight. Next, an F-80 aircraft is seen in formation underneath the B-47. An object hangs from the outer right wing engine nacelle. It drops from the B-47. Views of the falling object, that appears cylindrical. Slate intervenes. A B-47 bomber is seen in flight. Its tail number is 51-2052. Next, a parachutist is seen descending with chute deployed above him. The camera tries to maintain focus on him.
Human downward ejection test subject (in pink) and other military personnel walking away from B-47 Stratojet, a USAF (United States Air Force) bomber. Test subject dons helmet. Installation of ejection seat into the nose section of B-47 Stratojet. Footage is from U.S. Air Force aero-medical studies.
Parachutist descends over coastline during the downward ejection test. Parachutist lands in water. Boats maneuver toward impact area. Two men assist the parachutist to get into the boat. He removes his flying clothing. Medical examination is given to the parachutist. Test subject has a gash on forehead which is bleeding. Radio operators send message through the equipment on boat. Footage is from U.S. Air Force aero-medical studies.
Mission No. 44 of downward ejection seat test. Nose section of B-47 Stratojet during flight. Test subject with seat being jettisoned from B-47 during No. 44 ejection seat test. Views of test subject descending. Parachutist descending towards coastline.
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