Activities of United States Navy pilots at Kaneohe Bay in Hawaii during World War 2. U.S. Navy pilot climbs into cockpit of an F4F airplane with engine running. Right behind him is a tall stand with a seat and a sign below reading:"Carrier Pilots Check In & Out HERE!" A group of fighter pilots, including LCDR James S. "Jimmy" Thach of VF-3, discuss flight plans. F4Fs parked on the flight line. Flight leader (Thach) begins to taxi out and is followed by 6 more. They line up abreast, and then commence an echelon formation takeoff.
Activities of the United States Army 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 4th Infantry Division soldiers during Operation Francis Marion in the Central Highlands in Pleiku area, South Vietnam. Soldiers, of Charlie Company 1/22 4th Infantry Division, breaking camp as they prepare to move out of the area. Tents being dismantled and personal gear assembled.
Technicians working on German A-4 missile, at Peenemunde Rocket Centre in Ostvorpommern, Germany, during World War 2. Wartime art painted on the missile shows a pig with wings. Another painting shows a woman riding a rocket, labeled "V4" through a crescent moon and stars. Workers stand on long ladders reaching to the top of the missile.
Military and commercial aircraft operating at Da Nang Air Base in Vietnam. Four McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II's taxi towards the runway and take off in succession. American World Airways Boeing 707, O-2A Skymaster, and C-123 Provider take off from the runway. TA-4F takes off .
United States Air Force General Joseph J Nazzaro visits Da Nang Air Base in Vietnam. Colonel Roberts briefs General Joseph J Nazzaro in front of F-4E hangar. General Nazzaro and party leave in staff cars. The General meets members of the 20th TASS (Tactical Air Support Squadron) and 4th SOS (Special Operation Squadron). (Vietnam War period).
U.S. forces battle against the enemy on Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II. Animated map shows southern territory occupied by U.S. forces. 2nd and 4th Infantry Division troops advance on a field. The map shows the positions of 2nd, 4th and 27th Infantry Division on Saipan.
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