View from boat in the water as a U.S. F6F Hellcat aircraft takes off from Torokina fighter strip, Cape Torokina, Bougainville, during World War 2. The aircraft climbs out directly overhead. A small boat is seen at the beach and military vehicles move along the airfield roads. A P-39 aircraft taxis onto the runway and takes off in the opposite direction from the just-departed F6F. Military engineer equipment is seen working on the airstrip. A number of P-39s are parked beside the runway, close to surrounding trees. An F4U Corsair aircraft takes off towards the water (and camera), passing directly over a construction tractor working on the field. Another Corsair takes off over the heads of two armed sentries, and yet, another takes off immediately afterwards. View from the water, as an F4U flies low overhead toward the field for landing.
USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) in Japan Sea. Tanker ship refuels USS Philippine Sea. A huge wave splashes the side of ship. Cargo transferred from tanker ship. Gasoline detail securing hose. Men having a snow ball fight on deck in snow storm. Planes astern. Ordnance men load machine guns during snow storm. F4U Corsair planes and AD-1 Skyraider spotted on deck. Snow on flight deck. F4U Corsair planes on snow covered deck.
Boys of '4-H youth organization' talk about steps needed to be taken for development of prize winning pastures in Georgia, United States. A geographical map shows the Georgia region. A 4-H boy is interviewed about the important steps taken by him to grow prize winning pastures. Cattle graze on the pastures. He talks about the amount of fertilizers used in the pastures. He also talks about the pest control.
Boys of '4-H youth organization' talk about steps needed to be taken for development of prize winning pastures in Georgia, United States. A geographical map shows the Georgia region. 4-H boys in mountains and piedmont are interviewed about the important steps taken by them to grow prize winning pastures. Cattle graze on the pastures. They talk about the amount of fertilizers used in the pastures. Sheep and hogs graze in pastures along with the cattle.
A newsreel compilation of several unrelated shots. A P-40 of the 57th Fighter Group takes off from deck of the USS Ranger (CV-4). In an unrelated shot, a view looking back past tail of an aircraft after takeoff, with the USS Enterprise behind. A Douglas SBD Dauntless airplane takes off from a Yorktown class carrier. View back past its tail in a pre-war shot as an airplane leaves the Lexington behind. On Feb. 20, 1942, during World War 2, while en route to attack Rabaul,in New Guinea, the Lexington is attacked by eighteen Japanese planes. She shoots down several of them. Machine gunners firing. Bombs bursting in water near the ship. An F4F with collapsed landing gear near edge of flight deck. Black smoke rising from burning Japanese plane in water. Sky blackened with flak. Machine gun tracer bullets visible. Inserted scenes show the stern of a British carrier, and views of a bombing attack in the Mediterranean against a British Illustrious class carrier. Another inserted scene shows a lone sailor running the length of the flight deck on the USS Enterprise in the Battle of Santa Cruz. A Japanese airplane bursts into flames. Another is struck and dives trailing smoke.( An inserted view of U.S. Douglas TBD Devastators peeling off and launching torpedoes.) Douglas Dauntless aircraft recovering back on the Lexington. Flight deck full of aircraft as the Lexington makes way in the Pacific. Animated segment showing numerous drawings of aircraft carriers and airplanes headed toward Japan. (Inserted view of Four U.S. aircraft carriers, USS Lexington, USS Ranger, USS Yorktown, and USS Enterprise seen together in prewar maneuvers.)
Seal of Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (SACLANT) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Image of rotating world globe. A map shows the location of the Atlantic on world map. View from bridge of a large warship underway in rough Atlantic waters. Heavy naval guns in view. Water breaks completely over the bow of the ship. A destroyer cruises by at high speed. Flotilla of warships including aircraft carrier and destroyers. Viewed from above, aircraft carrier, USS Forrestal (CVA-59) cruising at high speed in the Atlantic. A British, English Electric F.1 fighter is raised, from below, to a carrier deck. Point of view shot from cockpit of an aircraft as it is catapulted and takes off from aircraft carrier. View from beneath of U.S. Navy Douglas F4D fighter aircraft. F4D Skyray maneuvering in flight and releasing ordnance at top of climb. Aerial view of atomic bomb explosion in an ocean or sea.
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