Original design document of the DC-3. View of a Douglas DC-3 suspended from the ceiling of the Smithsonian Air and Space museum in Washington, DC. View of DC-3 plane taking off and in flight. 'Bonanza' written on the plane. Historic views of military use of the DC-3 over the years, including use in WWII for dropping paratroops, for carrying cargo, such as the Berlin Airlift, and as a gunship in the Vietnam War. Personnel inside a C-47 "Gooney Bird" operating M134 rotary-barreled machine gun miniguns. A newspaper headline reads 'US Depends on Air to Ship Berlin Freight' referring to use of the aircraft in the Berlin Airlift. Interior view of the DC-3 as a luxury passenger aircraft, circa 1939. Discussion with a current executive of the McDonnell Douglas aircraft Company, Michael Burch. Scenes of DC-3 aircraft being manufactured by war production workers in large factory plants during World War 2 era. Various scenes of vintage DC-3 aircraft, crews, passengers, DC-3 at airports, and interior and exterior views over the years. A DC-3 passenger airplane at a commercial airport taxis on a runway.
Former commanders who were involved with the seizure of the Remagen Bridge, in Germany, March 7, 1955. On the tenth anniversary of that event, President Eisenhower presents them certificates of membership in the "Society of Remagen Bridge," which the President instituted, personally. The last to receive his certificate is Lieutenant General John W. Leonard, former Commanding General of the 9th Armored Division. Among others present are: Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense; General Carl Spaatz, former commander of U.S. Strategic Air Force in Europe; and General Alfred M. Gruenther, Supreme Allied Commander, Europe. President Eisenhower, seated at a table, with General Carl Spaatz, at his left, poses for pictures surrounded by the recipients
Ocean liner passengers being ferried to shore in rowboats to Tangier harbor in Morocco. A man selling Moroccan baskets and articles in a boat. The passengers pass by a destroyer and a gunboat, bearing "M1" on its hull, anchored in the harbor. As they enter the pier, they pass a light house on a rock in the water. A crowd of Moroccans is seen milling about in the port area. A German submarine enters the harbor with the number "25" on its hull. As it anchors, it is boarded by officials who converse with the crew on deck and examine papers. A ship billowing dense black smoke is seen in the harbor.
Mouloud Religious Ceremony held once a year in Tangier. Arab women dressed completely in white are massed together on terraces and rooftops. Mounted police carrying sabers, followed by others carrying rifles, lead a parade in the Avenue d' Espagna. The Mendoub representative arrives. Seen are Signor Mariani, M. Le Fur, the Administrator of Tangiers and the Mendoub's representative. Armed men perform a daring and noisy dance that includes firing their rifles into the ground. Children are among those enjoying the festivities.
Crewmen on weather deck area of USS Mansfield (DD-728) in Vietnam. He and others wear flak jackets and helmets. Below him in background, the Mansfield fires a salvo to port, from a pair of her forward 5-inch guns. View downward to port side of lower deck, where empty shell casings are seen near the railing. The ship raises a sharp bow wave as she makes way at high speed. The USS Hanson (DD-832) a Gearing class Destroyeris seen at some distance. It maneuvers about and comes closer to the Mansfield (from which the photos are being taken). Wind is picking up and white caps appear on the water. Ensign G J Groves, is seen at the Mk 37 Director position above the bridge of the Mansfield. Views of him communicating from that position. A sailor mans an M2 50 cal machine gun set up at a railing of the Mansfield. He sights the weapon but does not fire. An officer appears wearing a black cap with gold "scrambled eggs" on the bill and "Comdes Div, 152" inscribed on the front (Commander Destroyer Division 152). He issues some instructions to crew members. (Note: Records indicate that the Captain of the USS Mansfield was Commander Donald P. Nellis during this period.)
Film begins showing Brigadier General James M. Gavin, Commander of the Force A (parachute) contingent of the 82nd Airborne Division, standing on the hood of a jeep, at an airfield, to brief his paratroopers as they prepare for the D-Day invasion, during World War 2. A C-47 transport plane taxis behind the assembled group of troopers. Barbed wire is strung in the foreground. Paratroopers are issued French currency before departure. Some gamble with it using dice. Troops are seen playing volleyball on a field surrounded by trees. On an airfield, one trooper hits ground balls with a soft ball and several others field it. Some other troopers sit in grass next to the ramp, assembling wooden containers for airdrop. Two Army Air Forces mechanics fasten a tow bar on the nose wheel of a British-built Horsa Mk.II glider. They then tow it with a tug. View from above of Horsa gliders and C-47 tow airplanes, all in D-Day paint stripes, lined up on an airfield ramp. Paratrooper tent camp is viewed from above. Then, General Dwight D. Eisenhower and other senior officers are seen visiting paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division, at the camp, on June 5, 1944, as they prepare to board their aircraft. Famous closeup of General Eisenhower speaking to a tall paratrooper who has his face camouflaged with grease paint.View looking down, as Eisenhower circulates among the troopers. Closeup of him conversing with another one directly.
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