A German aircraft is attacked by a U.S. aircraft on 18th March 1944 in the European Theater during World War II. A U.S. aircraft of 8th Fighter Command is piloted by Colonel D.J.M. Blackeslee of 335th Squadron. The U.S. aircraft attacks a German Focke-Wulf Fw-190 fighter aircraft. The aircraft makes a low pass over partly-covered terrain. Shows a hit on the Fw-190 engine, breaking landing gear, the tail section is blown off.
American soldiers in an Army passenger truck, ride into a field at an Army base in the United States, during World War 1. They step from the truck, remove boxes of ammunition, and a French M1914 Hotchkiss machine gun. They set up the machine gun and prepare to fire it. Scene shifts to closeup of a soldier back at the truck, opening its compartments and checking the contents.
Ford Motor Company employees paint and finish United States Army Brodie-patterned M1917 helmets at a factory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during World War I. Factory workers working in assembly line. Worker hammers a bolt in the center of the helmet. A worker attaches chin strap into the helmet. A machine attaches a bolt into the chin strap. Helmets are prepared for the paint tank. Workers dip helmets into paint tanks. Men wipe off helmets to remove a coat of tallow applied to prevent rusting. Helmets placed on rack, dipped in paint tank, and hung to dry on stands. Helmets are treated with sawdust applied with air pressure (“sawdusting”). Workers are seen wearing goggles as they apply sawdust in helmets. After applying sawdust, racks of helmets are placed in bake oven. The workers close the bake oven door. Workers sort and stack new helmets. Military and quality control personnel inspect helmets carefully. Finished U.S. Army helmets put into wooden crate and shipment lid placed onto it. Helmets are packed with air pressure. Crates stenciled, seals soldered, and crates fastened with wires. A man places a receipt on top of helmets before another man seals the crate. Wooden crates piled up for shipment. [Note: This was filmed at the Ford Motor Company assembly plant on Broad Street and Lehigh Avenue in Philadelphia. Helmet shells were manufactured by other firms and sent vie rail to the Ford plant where they were painted and finished. This video depicts that finishing process.]
Protestant missionary brings Christianity, education and medical aid to illiterate Pagan tribes in Bakubaland, Belgian Congo. A tribesman rings the bell for a church service. Dr H M Washburn, a missionary, speaks about Christianity as tribesmen listen to him. Mrs Washburn sits in a chair as her husband continues to speak. King Lukenga tries to win back a male Christian by offering him wealth and women. But he refuses to accept the King's offer.
REFORGER 77 (Return of Forces to Germany). United States C-130 aircraft in flight, Germany. Plane flies at a low altitude as a parachute opens up at its tail. M-551 Sheridan tank extracts the parachutes from the aircraft and the plane takes off for a higher altitude.
REFORGER 77 (Return of Forces to Germany). Troops of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) in Germany. M-60A1 tanks and a soldier in a hatch on the tank as he looks through binoculars. A sign on a tank. Soldiers work on tanks as part of field maintenance. A soldier strikes a part of the tank with a hammer. A map of the region.
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