As film begins, a Yellow shirt aboard the Aircraft Carrier, USS Coral Sea (CVA -43) clears a U.S. Navy F-4 Phantom fighter aircraft of Carrier Air Wing 15 for takeoff. Steam from the carrier's catapult is seen initially but dissipates as the jet takes off. Several more F-4s are launched and seen from different angles. Closeup of canopy closing as pilot LT. J.G. D.H. Rogers dons his oxygen mask prior to takeoff. An F-4 buzzes past as Rogers' aircraft sits on the port catapult. His aircraft joins up with two others and they fly in a formation toward a shore. Several views of the flight of three in different formations. They peel off and dive in sequence. View of one from behind and underneath showing collection of ordnance under its wings. The F-4s drop clusters of bombs that are seen exploding on the ground. Glimpse of Lt. J.G. Rogers in his cockpit. Aerial view of landing craft speeding though water below. Warships in an invasion fleet seen on the water. Glimpse of troops descending net from a transport ship and boarding a landing craft (Higgins Boat). Back on the Coral Sea, U.S. Marines are seen boarding UH-34D helicopters. Glimpse of landing craft heading toward shore in formation. An F-4 firing rockets. Explosion as rocket strikes a hut on sandy shore. More views of landing craft underway, and an F-4 firing rockets that explode in water along a shore. More Marines leaving the Coral Sea flight deck aboard UH-34D helicopters. More views of landing craft underway. An F-4 dropping bombs that explode on a shore. Marines rushing out of Landing Vehicles Tracked (LVTP-5s). Explosions on sand. View from inside LVTP-5 as Marines leave it for the beach. More explosions on sand. Views of LVTPs heading toward shore. Formations of Marine UH-34D helicopters landing and Marines starting to leave them. Aerial view of LVTPs reaching shore and Marines leaving them and assembling on shore. Flight of three F-4s in formation over the USS Coral Sea and then landing on her flight deck. (Note: Although scenes of bombing and amphibious assaults are shown, there is no evidence of enemy actions anywhere in this film, so such scenes likely involve training exercises or some other non-combat activities.)
Severe cold in Midwest, United States. Snow covered road in Minnesota. Cars on road. Snow on roofs of houses. Sign board of a hotel besides road. A car covered with snow parked. Car goes through severe fog. A man scrapes ice and snow from front windshield of car. Car parked on road with heavy snows around it. A man shovels snow in a driveway using a shovel. 1960s large sedan car attempting to back out of driveway in snow. Heavy snow at road.
White Whales in the Eskimo Lakes of Canada's Northwest Territory. White Whale in small water opening of lake, ice bounds the water opening. Men stand and watch fishes. A man drills hole in snow to allow Whales to breathe. Herd of Whales in water.
The British Royal Air Force parachuters perform over North Africa. Three parachuters hold hands in air as they perform a free fall. Another parachuter comes and joins them. More members come and join the team to form mid-air hand holding 'link up'. They start separating to start process of individual parachute opening.
The Monte Carlo Rally. Building of Automobile club. Participants in car. Crowd moves past car. Women participants in their cars. City on shore line. Boats at shore in sea. Cars in rally. People stand besides road to watch the rally. Traffic in the city. Race cars on city road. Sign board besides road.
Kiama Blow-hole in Sydney, Australia. Water splashes over shore. People and car on road at shore. 25 feet deep cliff. Members of South Pacific Diving Club at Blow-hole. Diver dives into hole. Divers in water, others sit on rocks along sea, and one jumps into the water. Water falls in sea from rocks above. Divers swim below water fall.
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