USS Shangri La (CV-38) launched at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia. USS Shangri La is launched. Tugboats come alongside of the ship.
USS Shangri-La (CV-38) is christened at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia. Mrs. James H. Doolittle, Miss McClellan, Rear Admiral Felix X. Gygax, and Captain Mauch pose. Miss McClellan speaks into a microphone. Admiral Gygax speaks at microphone. Mrs. Doolittle poses with champagne bottle, christens ship, ship is launched. Ground views of ship in water. Tugboats alongside and workers on flight deck. Workers on dock. ("Lost Horizon" author, James Hilton, who created the word Shangri-La, is present on the platform behind Mrs. Doolittle and was a special guest that day.)
USS Shangri La (CV-38) at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia during her launching. USS Shangri La on ways, workers on flight deck. Anchor chains. Spectators during launching of Shangri-La. Photographers take photos.
Allied Supreme Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower inspects fighter and bomber bases of U.S. 9th Army Air Force (AAF) in European Theater during World War II. Motorcade of Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) arrives at an air base. Military Police personnel salute. Eisenhower standing with other officers and talks to a pilot. He inspects a fighter aircraft. Eisenhower in cockpit and fire guns mounted on wing of the fighter plane.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower inspects fighter and bomber bases of U.S. 9th Army air Force (AAF) in European Theater during World War II. U.S. 9th Army Air Force personnel stand at the air base. Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF), reviews troops with other officers. Several personnel look outside from window and men construct wall as Eisenhower inspects the air base. Eisenhower inspects a bomber plane. He is in cockpit with pilot. He shakes hand with an air force personnel. Bombs loaded on bombers seen. Fighter and bomber planes taxis on airstrip. Eisenhower and other officer review the planes. Planes take off. Groups of planes in formation flight.
Fighters and bombers of U.S. 9th Army Air Force (AAF) explode target area in European Theater during World War II. Bomber planes in formation flight. Bombers in flight above clouds. Bombers drop bombs on target area. Explosion on ground and smoke rises. Broken glass of a cockpit. Pilot in cockpit. Bombs being dropped. Aerial views of the target area. Explosion occurs and smoke rise on target area.
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