A training film about the activities being carried out at United States naval proving grounds in Dahlgren, Virginia. Aviation ordinance being evaluated at the proving grounds. U.S. Navy aircraft parked on a field as 50 Caliber gun being fired to detect for possible jamming.
A training film about the activities being carried out at United States naval proving grounds in Dahlgren, Virginia. A centrifugal chamber where a 50 caliber gun is being tested for ejection performance. A table rotates as a man looks at a gauge. Men attach a bomb on an aircraft catapult to determine the strength of shackles. Bomb falls during the test resulting in shackle failure.
A film titled 'African American pilots' about the Tuskegee Airmen African American pilot training in U.S. Army Air Forces in July, 1941. Five African American pilots stand near an aircraft at Tuskegee, Alabama. Cadets and instructors walks past U.S. Army Air Forces BT-13aircraft. BT-13 aircraft take off and fly in formation. A BT-13 aircraft lands. African American pilot talks to an officer. (World War 2 period.)
A U.S. Navy training film titled 'DDT' about the usage and importance of DDT as a disinfectant in the United States. Swarms of worms and insects. A sign on a box reads 'DDT' . A sign reads 'US Department of Agriculture' A woman inside a lab. Man and woman conduct research. They look at a tin of DDT (Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane). A woman pours a golden liquid in a flask to dilute DT. DDT emulsion being produced. A mixture with a creamy layer in a flask. Woman stirs the mixture.
A U.S. Navy training film about the usage and importance of DDT as a pesticide in the United States. Men in a lab as they hold DDT (Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane) emulsion concentrate in a jar. Three jars of diesel oil. Swarms of insects and mosquitoes after being treated with DDT. Dead and paralyzed mosquitoes, bed bugs due to spraying of DDT on them. A sample of DDT powder placed along side flour. A man sprays DDT powder. A man breaks lumps of DDT. Man pours diesel in a bucket and mixes DDT powder into it. He pours the solution in a drum. Drum being rolled. Another man prepares a powdered mixture of DDT. He pours DDT in a drum and other ingredients and mix them as he rotates the drum. Malaria control squad members arrive in an abandoned village. They spray the walls of a hut with DDT mixture to prevent malaria, yellow fever and other communicable diseases. Men spray DDT mixture over mattresses, walls and grills.
A U.S. Navy training film about the usage and importance of DDT as a insecticide for the control of disease transmitting insects in military camps during World War 2. Man sprays DDT ( Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane) inside a hut to prevent various mosquito, bedbugs and other insects. Men paint a door screen with DDT mixture. DDT being sprayed on window screen. A man sprays DDT on containers. DDT being sprayed in a wooded area on plants.
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