A U.S. and Royal Air force training film on Fighter Tactics against B-29 aircraft, similar to those of allied U.S. Army Air Forces B-29 Superfortress in United Kingdom. A UK Royal Air Force (RAF) officer addresses a group. Models of B-29, C-47 Skytrain and C-82 Packet aircraft on desk. B-29 stationary and crew lined up in front of a plane for inspection. A pilot inspects the crew in front of a plane. Crew gets into the bomb bay of B-29. The guns being revolved, top turrets, side turrets, tail guns all being tested on the ground. A pilot hold hands out of window and signals to ground crewmen. The engines starting. The engines starts. B-29 taxis out from taxiing area. A tail section of B-29 and 15th Air Force insignia on tail. Large letter 'W' on tail. B-29 takes off. Aerial formation of B-29. An English officer addresses the group then goes over to wall and points out B-29 group tactical formations on bombing runs. The chart and pattern for B-29 formation. RAF pilots sit and listen to a briefing officer. (World War II period).
British Fighter Tactics against B-29 aircraft (of potential belligerent nations), using the U.S. Army air Forces B-29 Superfortress in England as a model. A British instructor addresses the group on attacking B-29 bombing formations. British Royal Air Force (RAF) pilots listen to a lecture. Instructor holds models of British Mentor Jet fighter in positions above a model of B-29. He shows a further attack against the B-29 through models. The instructor instructs the pilots about the attack methods used by the British Vampire and Meteor fighter against B-29s. (World War II period).
United States task force in the Pacific Ocean. Sailors in a submarine stand off a shore. They work with guns and shells. Sailors work at a center hoist. They load and fire guns. Shells kept in a row. Measurement gauges and dials. A sailor looks through a periscope. A sailor at the wheels with headphones. A radioman reads a gauge. (World War II period).
A training film 'Blind Bombing' depicts Rebecca-Eureka radar device being used for low level bombing over blind targets. A bomber aircraft in flight at a low altitude over the forest. The OSS (Office of Strategic Services) officers look at the plane. Animation depicts the Eureka agent guides the Bomber aircraft in flight. The OSS men carry at the field. A hand of OSS ground agent encircles the enemy objective in his area. Bomber aircraft in flight over the objective area. A parachutist jumps in the target area. Animation shows the ground agent helping the Eureka agent to enter the target area. A part being selected for setting up Eureka beacon. A man hold Eureka, a radar beacon in his hand. U.S. Army Air Forces A-20G Havoc fighter aircraft in flight. The Rebecca operator in a cockpit. The Rebecca operator reads an indication. The aircraft in flight from where the beacon can give signal. OSS officers looks at the enemy location on a map. A parachutist boards the aircraft. The aircraft in flight. The ground agents look at the enemy target. The parachutist jumps at the target area. The agents runs and help him to gear off and they leave the field. They look into a paper. Both of them read the bombing table and set the Eureka location according to it. The Eureka being set up and tested. The ground agent activate the Eureka. The pilot and Rebecca operator get in the aircraft . Pilot at controls. The aircraft in flight. The beacon contact being made. The operator looks from the siliscope and signals back to Eureka. The aircraft in flight over the beacon. Animation describes the Seliscope pattern and aircarft in flight according to the beacon position. Aircraft in flight and Rebecca operator sends the alert signal. The ground member in contact with the Rebecca. The operator picks up the bomb release and in action. The ground agent gives signal and the bomb being drooped. Animation depicts the bomb being dropped at the right position (World War II period).
A German U-boat underway in the Atlantic Ocean during World War 2. Ships underway at the sea. The German U-boat rises. The ships are torpedoed by the German submarine. Explosions on the ships.
Russian troops advance towards German positions on the Eastern Front during World War II. The Soviet Union forces advance through rivers where the bridges have been destroyed. They advance through swamps and forests. Railroad trains carry tanks and oil under camouflaged nets. Russian trucks pass through a forest and over a bridge.
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