U.S. Navy tanker loads oil at docks in Wilmington, California. Tanker loads oil at Union Oil Company in Wilmington, California. U.S. Navy sailors coupling feed line to tanker. Sailors work on tanker. U.S. Navy tanker loading oil at Shell Co. docks at Wilmington. Barrels of oil being loaded on tanker with Matson Liner in the background. Sailors around oil barrel on dock. Oil barrels being hoisted aboard ship. View from deck of tanker shows Shell Tank farm in the background and sailor checking tank in foreground.
An ice covered slide at a beach in Venice, California. Girls wearing swim suits move down an ice covered slide at a beach in Vernice, California. Girls move down the slide and land amidst the surf at the beach.
Aircraft recognition training film. British Lancaster Bomber in England. Lancaster moves on runway and takes off. Lancaster is the modified version of Manchester bomber used earlier. Differentiation of Lancaster from other heavy bomber aircraft. Drawings contrast the design of the British Lancaster with the following: Manchester, Russian TB-7, German FW-200, British Halifax, American B-17E, British Stirling and American B-24 heavy bombers.
Completion of first Canadian Lancaster bomber KB-700. Workers and engineers in manufacturing plant finalize the work of Lancaster production. Overhead view of entire length of aircraft in factory while under construction. Air Force Officers inspect the built aircraft. Celebration and inaugural ceremony of the Lancaster aircraft with musical bands, cheering people visible in the background. Aircraft moves out from the aircraft factory hangar, "VICTORY" written on the top of the hangar at the plant, Victory Aircraft Limited. Flight crew members along with a dog, climb up in the aircraft. Views of interior of Lancaster bomber, main corridor, and cockpit and controls. Aircraft named the "Ruhr Express", takes off from Canada for its first flight to England. View of it flying over waters with ice. Aircraft lands on the concrete runway in London. Senior Air force officers and other dignitaries receive the flight crew members. Address from Sir Stafford Cripps, British minister of aircraft production with emphasis on the capability of the Canadian Lancaster. Air Force Officers in briefing preparing for attack on Berlin. (World War II period).
Participation of Canadian Lancaster bomber aircraft over Berlin Germany in World War II. Lancaster bombers loaded with heavy bombs take off from England for the night time bombing. Scenes from dining hall of Victory Aircraft Plant in Malton Ontario Canada as war production workers workers learn about their "Q for Queenie" (nickname) first KB-700 Lancasters being used to bomb Berlin. Views from inside Lancaster bomber aircraft as crews fly toward Berlin. Internal views of pilots, cockpit, bombardier area, navigator area. Flak and planes evading flak and anti aircraft fire from German ground forces. Views of the impact of bombing along with the explosion sound in background. Bright lights and flashes on ground as bombs impact and fires burn on ground in Berlin, as seen from Canadian Lancaster bomber flying overhead during mission. Radio conversation of pilots and ground men, explosion sound and the victory shouts heard in background.
St. Louis Cardinals baseball team practices at spring training, 1938, in St. Petersburg Florida. Shots of team warming up in stadium. Shot of pitcher Paul Dean posing with his brother, Hall of Fame pitcher Dizzy Dean. Closeups of Dizzy Dean smiling, throwing. Shot of Cardinals manager and Hall of Fame second baseman Frankie Frisch. Cardinal player hits fly ball, palm trees in background. Outfielder and Hall of Famer Joe Medwick catches ball. Two young boys intently watch the action. Pitcher Lon Warneke (#18) throws. Outfielder Pepper Martin (#1) bunts and races down to first base. (Note: Dizzy Dean, who had a sore arm, would be traded to the Chicago Cubs just before the start of the 1938 season.)
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