P-47 aircraft in flight over United States. U.S.Air Defense area operation board room and officers in the room. Men and women work to detect and locate the position of enemy aircraft. Fighters and antiaircraft artillery are coordinated in the Area Operations Center. Officer talks to a soldier through telephone. Antiaircraft artillery on the field. Soldiers stand nearby the artillery. Officer gives information to the soldiers on phone about the enemy positions. Long range radar in operation. Men and women display locations of enemy and friendly aircraft on the area board.
U.S. domestic air defenses in World War II. P-47 aircraft takeoff. Views inserted of German bombers in formation. U.S. soldiers come out of billets with guns in hands. They remove camouflage from antiaircraft guns and prepare to fire. P-47 aircraft in formation over a City. Inserted views of German bombers in formation, include a. formation of German Heinkel bombers. Inserted aerial dogfight scenes. An airplane crashes. Smoke arises due to the plane crash. Men and women detect the positions of the aircraft in the hall and inform soldiers about the aircraft. Soldiers fire according to the information. Soldiers fire at night with the help of search lights. Plane crashes.
View of the aircraft carrier, USS Bunker Hill in dry dock at Bremerton, Washington. She is being repaired after being attacked by Japanese Kamikazes during the invasion of Okinawa in World War 2, in which suffered more than 600 casualties including 346 dead and 43 missing. View of the ship's captain, George Seitz, looking over the damage to the ship. Camera shows severe damage below decks of the Bunker Hill and outside, where the flight deck is seen completely destroyed and collapsed into the ship's interior. View of a large scoreboard displaying a Japanese flag for every enemy plane downed by crew of the Bunker Hill. A sailor totals them and writes "475" on the board. Crew members are massed on shore and wave enthusiastically about returning to sea and rejoining the battle against Japan. (Note: The USS Bunker Hill repairs were not completed until after the war ended.)
The five-inch-twenty-five Caliber gun on a submarine at sea, United States. A new submarine deck gun introduced for the United States navy. A submarine is seen surfacing from periscope depth. The new 25 caliber gun is shown from several angles. The safety depression stop switch is shown, which prevents the gun from hitting parts of the ship as it is turned. The minimum and maximum elevation of the gun is demonstrated. Closeup of a quick access panel being removed by a crewman.
The five-inch-twenty-five Caliber gun on a surfaced submarine at sea, United States. The submarine deck gun is operated by the crew. They fire the gun immediately after the submarine surfaces. A crewman uncovers the side of the gun and gets ready to fire. The pointer position on the gun allows for firing through a foot pedal system. The trainer position of the gun is also demonstrated. Use of a safety switch is explained. (World War II period).
The five-inch-twenty-five Caliber gun on submarine at sea, United States. The ammunition handlers load the shells into the gun. Other crewmen fire the gun. Sailors adjust the gun to fire at the target. Smoke arises due to firing. Sailors load the gun. A crewman observes through binoculars. (World War II period).
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