The U.S. 306th Infantry of the 77th Division attacks Japanese enemy positions in Okinawa during World War II. M8 75mm Howitzer HMC (Howitzer Motor Carriage) stationary in mud. Two soldiers in turret of tank fire its 75mm Howitzer. Close-up views of sighting devices in the tank and loading of howitzer. Tank as it recoils after firing.
The U.S. 165th Infantry 27th Division fights enemy in Shima, Okinawa. Evacuation of wounded infantryman. Wounded infantryman on litter aboard M-29 weasel. Medics complete bandaging man as he lies on litter. Mortar shells explode on top of hill. (World War II period).
United States flying boat China Clipper (a Martin M-130 Flying Boat of Pan American Airways) at the beach in Alameda, California. Ceremonies precede the China Clipper passenger airplane take off from Alameda to Honolulu. The huge craft leaves for the first mail and passenger flight. Captain Musick and his crew. Mail to be loaded in packets. The U.S. flag on the flying boat. Huge crowd at the beach. Plane taxis in water. Aerial view of the land. Pilot seated at the controls in the cockpit. Interior and exterior view of the China Clipper while in flight.
NATO "Exercise Monte Carlo" in Germany. Marshal Alphonse Juin of France, Commander-in-Chief of Allied Forces Central Europe, arrives by car and is greeted by Lieutenant General William M. Hoge, Commander of the United States 7th Army . (General Hoge is also the Maneuver Director.) NATO military observers accompany Marshal Juin. They all walk through the woods to an encampment. There they examine a map depicting the exercise region. They pause outside a tent and then proceed further through the woods. a wooded area. Several They walk through the woods to an encampment. There they examine a map depicting exercise information. They pause outside a tent and then proceed further through the woods.
Soviet Naval maneuvers involving variety of surface warships and submarines at sea. Ivcenko AI-20M turboprop flying boat flies overhead. Soviet Naval Officers on warship bridge. Naval ensign flies from ship. Tu-16 aircraft flies overhead. Aircrew seen inflight, wearing helmets with goggles, earphones and oxygen masks. Seagull flies over ship as radar antennas turn. Line of warships maneuver. Officers in control room. Ka-25 Hormone Helicopters taking off from deck. Depth charge explodes.
Basic principles of torsion bar suspension used on army track vehicles are explained in the United States. United States tank destroyer 76 mm Gun Motor Carriage M-18 is partially disassembled to show the various units of the suspension system. Several mechanics remove the weight from torsion bar and lift the wheels. The vehicle suspension uses a torsion bar as the main weight bearing spring. Torsion bar and suspension arm in view. The spindles, shock absorbers, bumpers and compression links in view. A man points at the torsion bar retainer.
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