F-8E Crusader aircraft of U.S. Marine Squadron VMF (AW) 232, (Red Devils) taxiing from revetment with wings folded and canopy open. A ground crewman wears noise suppressor headset and walks forward. The F-8E taxis out and joins another F-8E on the active runway. They proceed to take off successively. They are heavily loaded and require unusually long takeoff distances. Armorer and ground crewmen stand near to an F-8E in a revetment. The armorer inspects 250 pound bombs mounted under the aircraft's wing. (Vietnam War period).
Social life of wealthy in Germany, Hungary, and Austria before World War 1. Kaiser Whilhelm II of Germany and his wife, Empress Augusta, in Berlin. The Empress The enters their open back limousine, followed by the Kaiser, who is dressed in military uniform with Prussian style helmet. They drive off while German Officer salutes. Complete change of scene shows well-dressed crowd of spectators gathered in Budapest, Hungary, to watch a horse race. Some spectators use binoculars. View of horses in final stretch and crossing finish line. Next scene shows "Flower Day" in Vienna Austria. Wealthy citizens crowd shopping area and contribute to help the poor. Finely dressed pedestrians walking in shopping and commerical areas. They receive flowers as token of contribution. Some men wear flowers in their lapels. Little girls with baskets of flowers participate in the activities, standing in front of the Cafe Scheidl and "Zum Fenstergucker" house near corner of Kaerntner Strasse and Walfischgasse next to the Opera House. A street car decorated with garlands of flowers is a center of the activity. Women on the top deck of the street car reach down with small nets on long poles to retrieve contributions from passersby.
Beginning of the Morava Offensive, pitting Bulgarian forces against Serbs in World War I. Individual Bulgarian soldiers are seen along with civilians in a town square. Bulgarian troops drive numerous horse-drawn wagons loaded with military supplies. Men, women, children and several dogs are seen in the square. Citizens watch as the military convoys pass. Street scene in town. Numerous individual soldiers walking about. Bullock carts carry goods along the roadway. Two Bulgarian officers drive past in an open automobile. Bulgarian troops cavort on a heavy cannon on a captured Serbian fortification. At a city gateway, Bulgarian soldiers are seen walking about in field gear with back packs. A man walks beside a bullock cart. Several Bulgarian officers on horseback and two in an automobile, emerge from the city gate. A steel bridge across the Morava River, partially destroyed by retreating Serbian forces. Long lines of troops and equipment cross a substitute wooden bridge erected nearby. Men are seen in a barge in the river, between the two bridges. Some troops appear to be working to repair the steel bridge. Bulgarian troops building another wooden bridge over the river. More troops and supplies seen crossing the river.
French tricolor and a pennant fly above building in Morocco. Moroccans in white traditional dress walk through gardens and a gallery. French General arrives at foot of long walkway, exits a car and ascends walkway flanked by an honor guard of Moroccan troops. He and his aide continue through an outdoor gallery and courtyard before entering building. The General sits at a desk and discusses matters with civil servants who stand near him.
USS Hanson (DD-832) underway at sea during Operation Sea Dragon in Vietnam. An officer looks through binoculars. Signalman wearing helmet and flak jacket looks through long glass. 5-inch guns fires. Firing from shore. Petty officer in helmet and flak jacket speaks. Crewman in helmet and flak jacket during General Quarter. Two officers on bridge talk. Captain Brooks W Setzer, Commanding Officer, Destroyer Division 152, on bridge of USS Mansfield (DD-728). The Captain sits with a crew member in interior of bridge area. Men removing empty shell casings from deck of ship. A man touches end of a gun barrel and removes hand quickly because of heat from firing. Crewman put empty casings in cans. Crewman assemble shell cans on deck. Empty shell cases drop out from underneath of mount. Twin 5-inch of DD-728. Gun director radar on top of mount in operation. Part of a range finder seen.
Drawings and diagrams of proposed rockets by various scientists in America and Germany, including Goddard, Valier, Sander, Eisfeld,Reinhold, and Richard Tiling. Models of rocket. Two pictures to show contrasting features of rocket models. Various parts of rockets aligned against a scale. An experimental unit. Pictures of rocket in motion. A man stands near a rocket. Labeled drawings of rocket. A man with a long hose pipe. Rocket models of Sander, Eisfield and Valier. A graphical presentation.
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