U.S. Army Airborne soldiers undergo a training in the United States. A sign board reads 'Airborne Tower Training Area'. U.S. Army Airborne soldiers run during their physical training. They get haircuts. They try their uniforms and boots. They do mud wrestling and push ups during their exercise session. They learn to fall and be in a proper body position. They learn pre jump procedures and travel between towers swinging from ropes. The soldiers receive individual attention and constant instruction about safe jumping from an instructor. They learn to handle parachutes. They learn the methods of controlling the parachutes during descend and they jump off from a tower using parachutes.
Opening segment of "Army Air Forces special film project 151" known as "Wings for This Man". African American airmen being trained at Tuskegee Army Air Field, Alabama during World War II. Panoramic views of Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. Monument to Booker T. Washington at Tuskegee Institute. Construction of airstrip near Tuskegee Institute. Planes , barracks, and building after construction of airfield nearby. African American pilots, Tuskegee Airmen, board P-40 airplanes and take off during training flights. Various training classes cover topics such as navigation, engine basics, instruments and instrument flying. Trainee in a link trainer, and later in a BT-13 trainer airplane in flight (presumably under a hood). Trainees engage in calisthenics. BT-13 performs barrel roll. Aircraft seen in various scenes include: Lockheed P-38s; Vultee BT-13s; P-40s; and Stearman trainer. (Note: Narrator is Ronald Reagan)
Naval air cadets being trained in Georgia during World War II. Cadets exercise on field during training. Cadets use exercise ball on field. The cadets are trained on how to land on sea of burning oil.
An American Hospital Train in Souilly, France during World War I. The hospital train arrives at an evacuation hospital in Souilly. Tents set up at the evacuation hospital. Wounded soldiers of U.S. 364th Infantry on litters being unloaded from the train. The soldiers on the litters are carried into a tent.
An American hospital train in Horville, France during World War I. Wounded U.S. soldiers on litters are carried into a hospital train by other soldiers. Interiors of the train show patients. The patients read newspapers.
A train moving on the Union Pacific Railroad in the United States. A herd of cattle advances across the Americn plain. Close up view of Long Horn cattle. A train pulled by a black steam locomotive moving on the Union Pacific Railroad depicts the First Transcontinental Railroad Line of the United States opened for through traffic on May 10, 1869. The locomotive engine of the train as it emits black smoke. Mountain and western United States landscape views. A windmill in operation. Distribution of water and farmlands in the Western United States. A herd of cattle crossing a river.
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