The Imperial Iranian Navy in Iran. Imperial Iranian Navy marines with machine guns in patrol swift boats. A machine gun pointing upwards. View of the Imperial Iranian Navy destroyer. Iranian marines wearing life vests rush to their positions on board. A gunner adjusts naval artillery. A marine brings an artillery shell. Naval gun crew fire anti-aircraft gun. Marine viewing the target from artillery stand. The artillery officer gives out order to fire. Marines use binoculars to view the Persian Gulf. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, speaks about the role of the Imperial Iranian Navy in helping Iran’s independence and modernization. An English dubbing translates the Shah’s comments. The Shah speaks in French.
Aircraft from the Imperial Iranian Air Force fleet includes United States McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II and Northrop F-5 fighter jets. A row of Northrop F-5 fighter jets at an airfield in Iran. Sign in English and Persian reads “31st T.F. (Tactical Fighter) Squadron”. Imperial Iranian Air Force pilots attend class. A map of the Middle East showing flight paths, radii, flags of the various Air Forces in the region. Flags and roundels of the Soviet Union, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon. A bomb is installed into a jet fighter-bomber. A fuze is fitted into the bomb nose. A man wearing a jacket with an “F-5 Iran” patch. Iranian military pilots run out of a building and board trucks.
Imperial Iranian Air Force pilots climb into Northrop F-5 fighter jets in Iran. Bombs mounted under the wings of the fighters. Aircraft canopies of F-5 fighters close. Northrop F-5 fighter jets taxiing and taking off from runway of airfield. A formation of Iranian Northrop F-5 fighter jets in flight.
Flare stacks at an oil refinery in Iran. Map of the world showing oil supply routes and locations written in French. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, speaks about the role of the Imperial Iranian Navy in helping Iran’s independent oil policy and how oil production contributes to the economic and social development of Iran. An English dubbing translates the Shah’s comments. The Shah speaks in French. Smokestacks, pipes, pumps, and other infrastructure at an oil refinery. Gas flares on top of flare stack. An Iranian soldier stands beside an oil tank. Flare stacks are seen behind the soldier from a distance.