Activities of residents in Hawaii during World War II. Crowd of spectators is seated on the ground. Hula girls get ready for a performance. An officer carrying side arms crowns a "queen" for the festivity. He and the "queen" walk together towards a microphone at edge of grass,and other girls follow. Wires and utility pole. A long line of vehicles turning off a highway. View of residential buildings. Heavy foliage in the foreground. A strip of ground plowed up for a Victory Garden. An automobile moves down a street. Two children run along a sidewalk past homes. A boy climbing a palm tree.
Characteristics of a Minesweeping Boat (MSB) underway off the shore of the United States. MSB characteristics include: operates on a daily basis, 57 feet long, beam of 15 feet, draft of 5 feet, effective speed, can be lifted by larger ship, crew consists of 7 men and a chief officer, armaments consists of small arms, constructed from wood and non magnetic material, non magnetic engine and gear. A crewman operates mine sweeping equipment and hand tools. Other man at the control device. The United States flag flutters in wind from the mast of the ship.
In Germany, a demonstration of a Heinkel He 280 aircraft, the first turbojet-powered fighter aircraft in the world. Animated drawing of German Heinkel He 280 turbojet fighter aircraft. View of a He 280 fighter aircraft on an airfield, preparing for takeoff. It makes an extremely long flat takeoff. Trees in the background. Men on an airfield. Buildings in the background. Vehicles parked on the airfield. He 280 fighter aircraft in flight over grasslands. The He 280 aircraft lands. The aircraft parked on the airfield in the background. (This was one of only nine He 280 prototypes built by Heinkel, following on its experience with the He 178 prototype)
Activities of United States Army on the Western Front during World War 1. U.S. infantry moving along road and through war-torn village. They stand aside for long line of French Renault FT tanks. Some of the American soldiers walk along with the tanks. (Note: The Renault FT tank was often called the FT-17, after the war.)
United States 5th Air Force transport service in the South West Pacific theater during World War II. View of a camp area: Two long thatched roof buildings with a flag flying atop a tall pole. United States Army Air Force C47 Skytrain military transport aircraft parked on a field. A C47 Skytrain aircraft named 'Flamingo' taxis on the field. Mountains in the background. Two C47 Skytrain aircraft are refueled. GIs get ready to move out. They refuel a C47 Skytrain aircraft and load a large aircraft engine into the aircraft.
Demonstration of survival techniques in tropical rain forests in the Philippines. United States Air Force Captain Jim Holt demonstrates transportation techniques through inland water ways: Jim cuts wood into medium size logs to build a raft. He drinks water from a jar. He collects long strips of strong bark. He makes aligned cuts in the raft. Then he drives hard wood pegs into the raft and ties them together with a strong bark strip. He makes oar from a wooden stick. He rows the raft and moves through tropical rain forests. He catches fish and cuts potato like roots for his food.
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